When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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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Your presence is a miracle.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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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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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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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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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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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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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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