Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
THICH NHAT HANHSometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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