Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
THICH NHAT HANHMindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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