The Art of Power

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Just as our true teacher is within us, the real object of our love is ourselves.

True goodness contains true beauty and authentic truth. This is the insight of interbeing. Truth is always beautiful.

To love means being there for your beloved, recognizing his presence as important.

To be there, to be fully present, to appreciate the preciousness of your beloved, this is the practice of true love.

The practice of mindfulness will help you get deeply in touch with yourself,

Your body may be begging you to slow down or take a day of rest, but you keep pushing it and working harder.

The first step in loving communication is for you to go home to yourself.

“Good morning, my little anger, I know you are there. I will take good care of you.”

“Good afternoon, my fear, you just manifested. I know you are always there, you are my old friend. I will take time to care for you.”

The most precious gift you can make to your loved one is not money, power, or fame, but your true presence. To love means to be present for him.

am really here for you.”

This true presence can’t be bought in the market. It is the deep practice of mindfulness.

I am really here for you” is the most meaningful declaration of love.

Embraced by your energy of mindfulness, your beloved will be very happy and will bloom like a flower.

I have a habit of looking at the moon and smiling to it, and I practice, “Dear moon, I know you are there, and I am very happy.”

When you suffer and your loved one doesn’t know about it, you suffer even more.

I am really here for you.

I know that you are there and I’m very happy.

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Your brothers and sisters in the community support you.

You are on the same spiritual path. And both of you are stronger.

You come to the business as a friend, helping everyone transform, bringing peace, harmony, and well-being into their lives at home and at work.

When you focus on only the shortcomings in another person, you aren’t capable of seeing their good qualities.

Everyone has both strengths and weaknesses.

Meditation is the art of looking deeply.

doing our work with mindfulness actually requires no more time than doing it unmindfully, a lot of our stress disappears.

We need to practice so that we work in happiness, freedom, and solidity—so that everything we do, even cleaning, washing, and cooking, is done in happiness, solidity, and freedom.

Remember the insight of interbeing.

When you really care, you become a friend and not just a moneymaker.

You act out of generosity and compassion,

When a difficult situation arises, many of us react right away.

What the other person did or said may have been a result of their lack of insight and understanding.

When you’re able to understand, you’ll have compassion, and you’ll be able to accept them and find means to help them.

If you understand your employees, you will be able to love, accept, and care for them.

we know the practice of reconciliation, the practice of accepting and loving each other.

we know how to live simply and happily,

Once we have created good communication and harmony in our workplace, we can extend it to our customers or constituents, and finally to the larger community. This is the final step.

It is possible to replace competition with cooperation and collaboration.

When there is mutual understanding and sharing of insight, we will continue to have the support of those we serve;

We will feel much more supported and joyful in our work.

She can’t do everything by herself, and by getting help she gives others a chance to emerge as teachers.

please don’t give yourself the idea that you’re irreplaceable.

You must delegate your tasks to others, even if in the beginning you don’t think they’re as good as you are. You can support them with your happiness and your freshness.

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The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future.

If we continue to be overwhelmed by our worries and harassed by stress and fear, tension will accumulate day after day and cause all sorts of diseases.

Worries, suffering, and agitation cause tension in our bodies and bring stress to our minds, leading to conflicts in our families and our workplaces.

You can hit your target only when there’s clarity in your mind, when there’s concentration.

It is possible to cultivate the elements of peace, joy, and well-being in ourselves by living deeply every moment of our daily life. If we do this, we don’t need to worry about the future.

Sometimes people worry about the future because they want to be as successful as they were in the past.