For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
THICH NHAT HANHThe way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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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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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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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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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