Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
THICH NHAT HANHKeeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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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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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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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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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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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