Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
THICH NHAT HANHIf love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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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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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.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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