Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
THICH NHAT HANHThe source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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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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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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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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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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