People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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