To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
THICH NHAT HANH
Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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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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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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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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.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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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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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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