Fear Quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

13 Fear quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thich Nhat Hanh offers a soft, mindful way to sit with fear. Though only 13 reflections, each one invites you to breathe through the tension and find a steadier pulse beneath the panic.

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“Invite your fear into consciousness, and smile through it; every time you smile through your fear, it will lose some of its…

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“Only by looking deeply into the nature of your fear can you find the way out.”

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“The first part of looking at our fear is just inviting it into our awareness without judgment.”

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“When desire stops, there is no more fear. We are then truly free, peaceful, and happy.”

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“If we have too many worries, fears, and doubts, we have no room for living and loving. We need to practice letting…

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“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source.”

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“Friends, being lost in thoughts is one of the things that prevents us from making true contact with life. If you are…

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“Fear gives life to anger. You don’t have peace when fear is there, so it becomes the soil on which anger can…

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“When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such…

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“Clinging to what is dear brings sorrow and fear. Sorrow and fear spring from affection; from indulgence in sensual pleasures; from preoccupation…

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“You can sit down with that fearful child inside and be gentle with him or her. You might say something like this:…

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With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to…

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“The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much…

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“We have many kinds of energies in us, including the energies of anger, violence, and craving. But compassion is also a very strong energy.”

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“When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for…

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“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they…

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“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.”

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“There is no fire like lust, no vise like hatred, no trap like delusion, and no galloping river like craving.”

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