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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
THICH NHAT HANH

Alone Darkness Kindness Love Myself Practice Smile Take Care
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.
THICH NHAT HANH

Alive Aware Breathe Enlightenment Greatness Touch
As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
THICH NHAT HANH

Cultivate Happiness Love Nourish Ourselves Peace
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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Contribute Help Movement Peace People Smile
The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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Concentration Inspirational Investigation Joy Let Go Mind Phenomena
Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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Break Up Failure Lack Suffering Understand Yourself
In true love, you attain freedom.
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Attain Freedom Love One Liner True Love
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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Depression Fear Hard Time Let Go People Suffering
Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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Come Comfortable Disturb Enjoyment Heart Outside Silence Situation
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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Couple Deep Love Presence Relationship
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.
THICH NHAT HANH

Endeavor Habit Joy Live Ourselves Relax Run Success Time
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
THICH NHAT HANH

Be Yourself Missing Moments Ourselves Present
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
THICH NHAT HANH

Body Breathe Calm Inspirational Mind Moments Smile
Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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Angry Human Learning Peace Smile
Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Action Adversity Aware Effective Love Non Violence Suffering
Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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Enemy Human Ignorance Injustice Person Violence

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