When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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