Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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