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?
THICH NHAT HANHReal love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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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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