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.
THICH NHAT HANHAt any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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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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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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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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