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.
THICH NHAT HANHFear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Because you are alive, everything is possible.
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The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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My actions are my only true belongings.
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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.
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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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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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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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