The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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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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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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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 Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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The 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.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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