Only the present moment contains life.
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More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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