Smile, breathe and go slowly.
THICH NHAT HANHAs we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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 are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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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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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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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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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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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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