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.
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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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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 love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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