Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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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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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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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.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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