Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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