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.
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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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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 most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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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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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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