As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
THICH NHAT HANHA true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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