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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.

Thich Nhat Hanh

In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Change Compassion Inspirational Moments Ourselves Smile World
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Awake Illusion Inspirational Separate
The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Conscious Deep Depend Inspirational Life Quality Seed
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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Glance Love Movement Possible
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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Help Himself Message Punishment Suffering Truth
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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Contribute Help Movement Peace People Smile
In true love, there is no pride.
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Love One Liner Pride
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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Alive Aware Breathe Enlightenment Greatness Touch
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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Angry Breathe Conscious Feeling Focus Rise Storm
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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Enjoyment Giving Inspirational Life Live Myself Positive Promise
Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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Break Up Failure Lack Suffering Understand Yourself
To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Existence Love Recognize
We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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Earth Feet Kiss Peace Serenity Walk
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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Growth Person Seed Teacher Touch Transmit Wake Up Wisdom
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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Bloom Deal Inspirational Negative Positive Touch Try Wrong
Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Action Adversity Aware Effective Love Non Violence Suffering

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