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.
THICH NHAT HANHWaking 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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