Today is the most important day of our lives.
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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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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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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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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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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