When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
THICH NHAT HANHMindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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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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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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