People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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