We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
THICH NHAT HANHSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins 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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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