People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
THICH NHAT HANHWithout suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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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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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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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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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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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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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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 have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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