Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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