To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHThe past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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 of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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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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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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.
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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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