If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
THICH NHAT HANHWe humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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