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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen monk who founded Plum Village in France and promoted engaged Buddhism. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr.; lived 1926–2022.
15 quotes
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
No mud, no lotus.
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.