People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
THICH NHAT HANHLetting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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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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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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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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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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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