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.
THICH NHAT HANHIf we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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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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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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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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