Today is the most important day of our lives.
THICH NHAT HANHMany people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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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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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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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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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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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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