A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
THICH NHAT HANHKeeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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