Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
THICH NHAT HANHBe part of the miraculous moment.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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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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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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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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