Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Today is the most important day of our lives.
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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