The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
THICH NHAT HANHThe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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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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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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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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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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