You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
THICH NHAT HANHTo be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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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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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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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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