The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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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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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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