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.
THICH NHAT HANHThe moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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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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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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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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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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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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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