To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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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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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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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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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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