Nhat Hanh Quotes About Positive Thinking
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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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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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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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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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