People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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