People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
THICH NHAT HANHFeelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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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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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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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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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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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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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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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