If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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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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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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