Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
THICH NHAT HANHSilence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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We 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.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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