Understanding Quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

9 Understanding quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

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In nine short passages, Thich Nhat Hanh offers his gentle view on grasping reality, a soothing starter for anyone seeking calm clarity.

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“Love has no meaning without understanding”

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“In the light of Buddhist meditation, love is impossible without understanding.”

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“If I don't understand you, I may be angry at you, all the time. We are not capable of understanding each other,…

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“Without suffering there cannot be happiness. Without mud there cannot be any lotus flowers.”

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“Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding”

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“Views, knowledge, and even wisdom are solid, and can block the way of understanding.”

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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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“We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is…

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“Fifteen years ago, a business manager from the United States came to Plum Village to visit me. His conscience was troubled because…

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“If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.”

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“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.”

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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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“Knowing how to handle suffering, you know at the same time how to produce happiness. And if you’re truly happy, we all profit from…

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“You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is…

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“Suppose you are in the desert, and you only have one glass of muddy water. You have to transform the muddy water into clear…

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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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