Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
THICH NHAT HANHWe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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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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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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.
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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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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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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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