There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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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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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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