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 HANHWe 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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 do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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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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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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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