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More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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.
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.
Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
