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.
THICH NHAT HANHBirth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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