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.
THICH NHAT HANHLife is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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