Compassion Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.

— Nhat Hanh

When your mind is liberated, your heart floods with compassion.

— Nhat Hanh

When the energy of compassion and love touches us, healing establishes itself.

— Nhat Hanh

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

— Nhat Hanh

Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other.

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Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.

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Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.

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No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are.

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Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and…

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Anger is the energy that people use in order to act. But when you are angry, you are not lucid, and you…

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In every one of us there are good seeds and bad. We have the seed of brotherhood, love, compassion, insight. But we…

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If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the…

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The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the move loving friendliness you cultivate…

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If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be…

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I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope. The rhythm of my heart is the…

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Do not live with a vocation that is harmful to humans and nature. Do not invest in companies that deprive others of…

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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening.…

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If we take the time to look deeply, we see that understanding and compassion arise from suffering. Understanding is the understanding of…

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The more we see, the more we understand. The more we understand, the easier it is for us to have compassion and…

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Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the…

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When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that…

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You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden…

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Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living…

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We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation…

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The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put…

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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to…

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One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing.

— Nhat Hanh

To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living things with the eyes of compassion.

— Nhat Hanh

We try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion.

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Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.

— Nhat Hanh

Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion.

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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.

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By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and…

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To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him/her, and he/she is no longer…

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Compassion is our most important practice. Understanding brings compassion. Understanding the suffering that living beings undergo helps liberate the energy of compassion.…

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The energy of compassion is very strong. We suffer. That is real. But we have learned not to get angry and not…

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We can help many people suffer less and realize a lot of happiness without being rich or influential. If love and compassion…

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If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with…

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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening.…

— Nhat Hanh

A bodhisattva is someone who has compassion within himself or herself and who is able to make another person smile or help…

— Nhat Hanh