Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
THICH NHAT HANHMany people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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 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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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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