People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
THICH NHAT HANHWhen we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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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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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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 you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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