Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
THICH NHAT HANHSilence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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