In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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