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.
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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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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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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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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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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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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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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