Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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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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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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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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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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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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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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