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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Beauty, Beautiful
Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.4, ReadHowYouWant.com

To meditate does not mean to fight with a problem. To meditate means to observe. Your smile proves it. It proves that you are being gentle with yourself, that the sun of awareness is shining in you, that you have control of your situation. You are yourself, and you have acquired some peace.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Peace, Mean
Thich Nhat Hanh (2006). “The Sun My Heart”, p.13, Parallax Press

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

Nhat Hanh
Happiness, Smile, Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Nhat Hanh
Life, Smile, Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh (2010). “Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.6, Random House

Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Breathing, Encounters

Go slowly, breathe and smile.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Breathe

If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Peace, Able
Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

Our smile will bring happiness to us and to those around us. Even if we spend a lot of money on gifts for everyone in our family, nothing we buy could give them as much happiness as the gift of our awareness, our smile. And this precious gift costs nothing.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, Peace, Giving

A smile can change the situation of the world.

Nhat Hanh
Smile, World, Situation

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