Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
THICH NHAT HANHWaking 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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