Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Waking 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.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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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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