To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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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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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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