Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
THICH NHAT HANHThe amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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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.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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