In true love, you attain freedom.
THICH NHAT HANHWhen you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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.
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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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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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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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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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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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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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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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