Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
THICH NHAT HANHWhen you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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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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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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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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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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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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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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 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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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Your presence is a miracle.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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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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