Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
THICH NHAT HANHLetting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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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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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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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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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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