If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
THICH NHAT HANHWe are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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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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