Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
THICH NHAT HANHWithout 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.
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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In true love, there is no pride.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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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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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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