Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
THICH NHAT HANHIn the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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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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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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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 have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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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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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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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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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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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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