Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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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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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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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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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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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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