The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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