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 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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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 your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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 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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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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