Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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