You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
THICH NHAT HANHWe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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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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