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.
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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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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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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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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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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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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