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.
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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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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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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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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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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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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