If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
THICH NHAT HANHMy actions are my only true belongings.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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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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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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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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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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