The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
THICH NHAT HANHTo think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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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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