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More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.
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.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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.
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognize it, you smile to it, and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation.
Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.
