Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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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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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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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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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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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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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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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