There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
THICH NHAT HANHFear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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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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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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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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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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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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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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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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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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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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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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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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