You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
THICH NHAT HANHMany people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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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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