People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
THICH NHAT HANHHuman 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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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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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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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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