You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
THICH NHAT HANHNonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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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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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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