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.
THICH NHAT HANHChoose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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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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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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