Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
THICH NHAT HANHEvery thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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