Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
THICH NHAT HANHSometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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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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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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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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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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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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