In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
THICH NHAT HANHThe most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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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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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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