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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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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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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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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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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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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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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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