Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
THICH NHAT HANHLetting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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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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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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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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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.
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