Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
THICH NHAT HANHIf you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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