Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
THICH NHAT HANHNonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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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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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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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