There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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