People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
THICH NHAT HANHFor things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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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 source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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 do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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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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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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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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