When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
THICH NHAT HANHTo be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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