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 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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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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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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