As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
THICH NHAT HANHBecause of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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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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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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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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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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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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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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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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