Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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Silence 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.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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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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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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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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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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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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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