Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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