Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
THICH NHAT HANHDeep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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.
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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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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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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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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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