Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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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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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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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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