The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
THICH NHAT HANHEvery word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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