Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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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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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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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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My actions are my only true belongings.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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