The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
THICH NHAT HANHIf you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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