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World Quotes by Nhat Hanh

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Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that meditation means noticing what happens inside our bodies, feelings, thoughts, and the world around us. He says true peace starts inside, and when we calm ourselves, we can help calm the world. He also points out that small daily habits can shift the whole planet.

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To make peace, our hearts must be at peace with the world.

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If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace.

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Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.

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The larger your beloved community, the more you can accomplish in the world.

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When we change our daily lives - the way we think, speak and act - we change the world.

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A smile can change the situation of the world.

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Many of us worry about the situation of the world . . . We need to remain calm, to see clearly. Meditation…

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You are like fireworks. You go out into your children, your friends, your society, and the whole world.

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In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all…

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I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

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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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I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world,…

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The most important thing that we can do for the healing of our world is to hear inside ourselves, the sounds of…

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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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There is a paradise of form and colors in the world. And because you have eyes still in good condition, you can…

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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…

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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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Every one of us needs a home. The world needs a home. There are so many young people who are homeless. They…

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Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work, and our state of the…

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Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in…

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Often, we feel that we need a leader outside of ourselves -a Buddha, a Gandhi, or a Martin Luther King, Jr.- to…

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As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that…

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Survival means the survival of human kind as a whole, not just a part of it. If the South cannot survive, then…

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Meditation is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in…

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The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily…

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I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world,…

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I do not watch television. But I'm in touch with the world. If anything really important happens, someone will tell me.

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Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in…

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What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the…

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Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with…

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Meditation is to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the…

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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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In the Light of interbeing, peace and happiness in your daily life means peace and happiness in the world.

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We ourselves need love; it's not only society, the world outside, that needs love. But we can't expect that love to come…

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To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the…

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If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not…

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It is difficult to explain to children in the "overdeveloped" nations that not all children in the world have such beautiful and…

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Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by…

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We may not have done anything but when we are relaxed, when we are peaceful, when we are able to smile and…

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When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. With the smile that you…

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