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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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“There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
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“Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
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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.
Posted on December 16, 2010 via Zen Mind with 166 notes
Source: fuckyeahzenmind
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Our own life has to be our message.
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“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just Be.
Thich Nhat Hanh
(via oceanofmind)
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“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
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“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.”
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By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.
Thich Nhat Hanh
(via kari-shma: quote-book: sourient)
Posted on June 25, 2010 via twentythree : with 707 notes
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