The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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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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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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