When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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