We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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 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.
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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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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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