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.

Thich Nhat Hanh

from the book Being Peace

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Further quotes from the book Being Peace:

• Being in touch with all aspects of life
• The capacity of waking up
• Be yourself first
• The most basic kind of peace work
• The most basic kind of peace work
• You are a participant
• Dealing with our anger
• Abandoning our views
• Dwelling in the present moment
• The wonders of life
• A day of mindfulness
• Still arriving
• Smile
• Understanding and love
• Recovering our own sovereignty