Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
THICH NHAT HANHMeditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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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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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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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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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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