To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
THICH NHAT HANHThe source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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 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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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