Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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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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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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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