Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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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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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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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 be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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