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.
THICH NHAT HANHWhen we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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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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