The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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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