Your presence is a miracle.
THICH NHAT HANHLetting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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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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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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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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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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