To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
THICH NHAT HANHWe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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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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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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