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title: "4 Collectives Quotes By Nhat Hanh"
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> [The healing of ourselves is the healing of the whole nation. Society is only a manifestation of our collective consciousness and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/the-healing-of-ourselves-is-the-healing-of-the-whole-nation-society/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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> [We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/we-are-looking-for-happiness-and-running-after-it-in-such-a-way-that/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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> [As a population, if a large number of people make even small moves to eat less meat and more plant-based foods, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/as-a-population-if-a-large-number-of-people-make-even-small-moves-to/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecc/nhat-hanh-515_awakening_as-a-population-if-a-large-number-of-peo_1877434.png)

> [Without collective awakening the catastrophe will come. I think people in the mass media, journalists, film makers and others, you can contribute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/without-collective-awakening-the-catastrophe-will-come-i-think-people/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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## Other authors on Collectives

## More by Nhat Hanh

> [Happiness is the cessation of suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/happiness-is-the-cessation-of-suffering/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/we-need-enlightenment-not-just-individually-but-collectively-to-save/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/if-you-really-know-how-to-live-what-better-way-to-start-the-day-than/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/contemplating-the-bowl-it-is-possible-to-see-the-interdependent/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/our-joy-peace-and-happiness-depend-very-much-on-our-practice-of/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [I vow to live fully in each moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/i-vow-to-live-fully-in-each-moment/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/silence-is-something-that-comes-from-your-heart-not-from-outside/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/freedom-is-the-real-foundation-of-happiness/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon to be preserved in a museum. Only when a practitioner finds the spring of wisdom in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/wisdom-is-a-living-stream-not-an-icon-to-be-preserved-in-a-museum/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/we-may-think-of-peace-as-the-absence-of-war-that-if-the-great-powers/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [If you are capable of brushing your teeth in mindfulness, then you will be able to enjoy the time when you take a shower,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/if-you-are-capable-of-brushing-your-teeth-in-mindfulness-then-you/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [If I am incapable of washing dishes joyfully, if I want to finish them quickly so I can go and have dessert, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/if-i-am-incapable-of-washing-dishes-joyfully-if-i-want-to-finish-them/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [When we have anger in us, we suffer. When we have discrimination in us, we suffer. When we have the complex of superiority, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/when-we-have-anger-in-us-we-suffer-when-we-have-discrimination-in-us/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/every-morning-when-we-wake-up-we-have-twenty-four-brand-new-hours-to/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

> [It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/it-is-best-if-we-do-not-listen-to-or-look-at-the-person-whom-we/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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