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 loved means to be recognized as existing.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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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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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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