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.
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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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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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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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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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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