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.
THICH NHAT HANHLife is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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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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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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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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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