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.
THICH NHAT HANHIf we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Sometimes 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.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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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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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.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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