The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
THICH NHAT HANHFear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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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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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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