Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
THICH NHAT HANHBreathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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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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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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