My actions are my only true belongings.
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.
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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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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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