The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
THICH NHAT HANHEvery thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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