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.
THICH NHAT HANHMost of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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