The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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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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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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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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 dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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