We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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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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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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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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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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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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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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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