The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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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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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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