People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
THICH NHAT HANHWhen 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.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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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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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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