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.
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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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