The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
THICH NHAT HANHHope 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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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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 have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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.
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