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.
THICH NHAT HANHSmile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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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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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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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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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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