Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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If 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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Your presence is a miracle.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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