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.
THICH NHAT HANHYou must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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In true love, you attain freedom.
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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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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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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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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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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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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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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.
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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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