Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
THICH NHAT HANHThe quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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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 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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In true love, there is no pride.
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Be 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.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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