At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
THICH NHAT HANHYou have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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 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.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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