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.
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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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We 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.
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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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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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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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