Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
THICH NHAT HANHWe have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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