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.
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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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 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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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