To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHBe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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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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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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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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