If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
THICH NHAT HANHSilence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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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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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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