Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
THICH NHAT HANHYou 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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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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