Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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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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In true love, there is no pride.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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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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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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