--- title: "57 Joan Halifax Quotes - Famous Anthropologist (The Fruitful Darkness)" description: "Joan Jiko Halifax is an American Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several bo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-joan-halifax-11817.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-joan-halifax-11817.jpg) # Joan Halifax (1942) Anthropologist United States **57** quotes in **424** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Joan Halifax is an anthropologist from the United States, best known for *The Fruitful Darkness*. ## Quick Facts About Joan Halifax Born July 30, 1942 Nationality United States Profession Anthropologist Notable works The Fruitful Darkness ## About Joan Halifax Joan Jiko Halifax is an American Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Zen Peacemaker community she founded in 1990. Halifax has received Dharma transmission from Bernard Glassman, and previously studied with the Korean zen master Seung Sahn. ## Quotes by Joan Halifax > [Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-this-work-this-life-this-way/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-t_69111.png) > [Cease consuming, practice generosity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/cease-consuming-practice-generosity/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Cease](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cease/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/joan-halifax-11817_cease_cease-consuming-practice-generosity-8248_824857.png) > [ \[Kaz\] is a great scholar, very funny - a true man of no rank! ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/kaz-is-a-great-scholar-very-funny-a-true-man-of-no-rank/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/joan-halifax-11817_men_kaz-is-a-great-scholar-very-funny-a-true_589104.png) > [No single answer can hold the truth of a good heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/no-single-answer-can-hold-the-truth-of-a-good-heart/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/joan-halifax-11817_answers_no-single-answer-can-hold-the-truth-of-a_1528111.png) > [“This stuff of a past not worthily lived is also medicine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/this-stuff-of-a-past-not-worthily-lived-is-also-medicine/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Dharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dharma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/joan-halifax-11817_dharma_this-stuff-of-a-past-not-worthily-lived_2551580.png) > [Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/don-t-ever-think-compassion-is-weak-compassion-is-about-strength/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_don-t-ever-think-compassion-is-weak-comp_1885627.png) > [Since we are already Buddhas, happy and suffering Buddhas, wise and confused Buddhas, we are already Buddha.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/since-we-are-already-buddhas-happy-and-suffering-buddhas-wise-and/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Confused](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confused/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/joan-halifax-11817_confused_since-we-are-already-buddhas-happy-and-s_2206232.png) > [“Conceptual knowledge is so valued in our world. Yet in many cultures wisdom is equated not with knowledge but with an open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/conceptual-knowledge-is-so-valued-in-our-world-yet-in-many-cultures/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Knowledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowledge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/joan-halifax-11817_knowledge_conceptual-knowledge-is-so-valued-in-our_1831119.png) > [May I see my own limits with compassion, just as I view the limits of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/may-i-see-my-own-limits-with-compassion-just-as-i-view-the-limits-of/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_may-i-see-my-own-limits-with-compassion_768374.png) > [When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/when-i-first-was-exposed-to-buddhism-in-the-mid-1960s-i-said-it-was/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [1960s](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/zz-1960s-426/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/joan-halifax-11817_1960s_when-i-first-was-exposed-to-buddhism-in_1684468.png) > [For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/for-me-buddhism-is-a-psychology-and-a-philosophy-that-provides-a/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_for-me-buddhism-is-a-psychology-and-a-ph_2232987.png) > [“Within and around the earth, within and around the hills, within and around the mountains your authority returns to you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/within-and-around-the-earth-within-and-around-the-hills-within-and/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/joan-halifax-11817_authority_within-and-around-the-earth-within-and-a_413670.png) > [Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/compassion-has-enemies-and-those-enemies-are-things-like-pity-moral/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_compassion-has-enemies-and-those-enemies_605426.png) > [Kaz's wilder work captures the great beauty of the human heart and the natural world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/kaz-s-wilder-work-captures-the-great-beauty-of-the-human-heart-and/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/joan-halifax-11817_beauty_kaz-s-wilder-work-captures-the-great-bea_2094642.png) > [We have even done a weekend on Japanese grammar! Not that I know anything about Japanese grammar, but it was Kaz's idea,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/we-have-even-done-a-weekend-on-japanese-grammar-not-that-i-know/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/joan-halifax-11817_adventure_we-have-even-done-a-weekend-on-japanese_11767.jpg) > [Whether or not enlightenment is possible at the moment of death, the practices that prepare one for this possibility also bring one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/whether-or-not-enlightenment-is-possible-at-the-moment-of-death-the/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Bones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/joan-halifax-11817_bones_whether-or-not-enlightenment-is-possible_1208873.png) > [There is the in-breath and there is the out-breath, and too often we feel like we have to exhale all the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/there-is-the-in-breath-and-there-is-the-out-breath-and-too-often-we/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Breath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/joan-halifax-11817_breath_there-is-the-in-breath-and-there-is-the_3082225.png) > [If compassion is so good for us, why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/if-compassion-is-so-good-for-us-why-don-t-we-train-our-health-care/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/joan-halifax-11817_care_if-compassion-is-so-good-for-us-why-don_752026.png) > [“Some of us are drawn to mountains the way the moon draws the tide. Both the great forests and the mountains live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/some-of-us-are-drawn-to-mountains-the-way-the-moon-draws-the-tide/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Calling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/joan-halifax-11817_calling_some-of-us-are-drawn-to-mountains-the-wa_445308.png) > [I am always cautious about naming the known, as we often forget to hold in regard those whose names will never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/i-am-always-cautious-about-naming-the-known-as-we-often-forget-to/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Cautious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cautious/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/joan-halifax-11817_cautious_i-am-always-cautious-about-naming-the-kn_1019398.png) > [All beings, including each one of us, enemy and friend alike, exist in patterns of mutuality, interconnectedness, co-responsibility and ultimately in unity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/all-beings-including-each-one-of-us-enemy-and-friend-alike-exist-in/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Enemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enemy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/joan-halifax-11817_enemy_all-beings-including-each-one-of-us-enem_2656349.png) > [Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/compassion-may-be-defined-as-the-capacity-to-be-attentive-to-the/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Capacity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capacity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/joan-halifax-11817_capacity_compassion-may-be-defined-as-the-capacit_1007359.jpg) > [“Speaking in Creation's tongues, hearing Creation's voices, the boundary of our soul expands. Earth has many voices. Those who understand that Earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/speaking-in-creation-s-tongues-hearing-creation-s-voices-the-boundary/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Buddism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/joan-halifax-11817_buddism_speaking-in-creation-s-tongues-hearing-c_2895034.png) > [The roots of all living things are tied together. Deep in the ground of being, they tangle and embrace. This understanding is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/the-roots-of-all-living-things-are-tied-together-deep-in-the-ground/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Creatures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creatures/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/joan-halifax-11817_creatures_the-roots-of-all-living-things-are-tied_708483.png) > [ Kaz came to Switzerland where I was teaching to share with me \[Heart Sutra\] wondrous insight. There he and I worked on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/kaz-came-to-switzerland-where-i-was-teaching-to-share-with-me-heart/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Be good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/joan-halifax-11817_be-good_kaz-came-to-switzerland-where-i-was-teac_1585200.png) > [When we walk slowly, the world can fully appear. Not only are the creatures not frightened away by our haste or aggression,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/when-we-walk-slowly-the-world-can-fully-appear-not-only-are-the/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Aggression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aggression/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/joan-halifax-11817_aggression_when-we-walk-slowly-the-world-can-fully_1467719.png) > [Death can come at any moment. You could die this afternoon; you could die tomorrow morning; you could die on your way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/death-can-come-at-any-moment-you-could-die-this-afternoon-you-could/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Afternoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afternoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/joan-halifax-11817_afternoon_death-can-come-at-any-moment-you-could-d_2241193.png) > [ I remember having a discussion with \[Kaz\] about his translation of the word shunyata as "boundlessness," instead of the more traditional "emptiness."… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/i-remember-having-a-discussion-with-kaz-about-his-translation-of-the/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Assuming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assuming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/joan-halifax-11817_assuming_i-remember-having-a-discussion-with-kaz_727693.jpg) > [“Mountain’s realization comes through the details of the breath, mountain appears in each step. Mountain then lives inside our bones, inside our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/mountain-s-realization-comes-through-the-details-of-the-breath/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Ancestors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/joan-halifax-11817_ancestors_mountain-s-realization-comes-through-the_1392237.png) > [We in the "developed" world seem to have many auditory strategies that insulate us from the presence of silence, simplicity, and solitude.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/we-in-the-developed-world-seem-to-have-many-auditory-strategies-that/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Auditory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/auditory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/joan-halifax-11817_auditory_we-in-the-developed-world-seem-to-have-m_1622717.png) > [“Mountains have long been a geography for pilgrimage, place where people have been humbled and strengthened, they are symbols of the sacred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/mountains-have-long-been-a-geography-for-pilgrimage-place-where/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Ancestors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/joan-halifax-11817_ancestors_mountains-have-long-been-a-geography-for_2550896.jpg) > [Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/compassionate-action-emerges-from-the-sense-of-openness-connectedness/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/joan-halifax-11817_action_compassionate-action-emerges-from-the-se_1019763.png) > [I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/i-am-working-on-a-technical-paper-on-compassion-so-i-am-reading/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_i-am-working-on-a-technical-paper-on-com_498068.png) > [When we have disorderly lives, it makes it difficult for our minds to be orderly and for us to be at ease…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/when-we-have-disorderly-lives-it-makes-it-difficult-for-our-minds-to/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Difficult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/joan-halifax-11817_difficult_when-we-have-disorderly-lives-it-makes-i_2647722.png) > [We believe that it takes a strong back and a soft front to face the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/we-believe-that-it-takes-a-strong-back-and-a-soft-front-to-face-the/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/joan-halifax-11817_believe_we-believe-that-it-takes-a-strong-back-a_1354722.png) > [Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/many-of-us-think-that-compassion-drains-us-but-i-promise-you-it-is/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_many-of-us-think-that-compassion-drains_1105086.png) > [Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/developing-our-capacity-for-compassion-makes-it-possible-for-us-to-2/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Capacity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capacity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/joan-halifax-11817_capacity_developing-our-capacity-for-compassion-m_1027194.png) > [Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/developing-our-capacity-for-compassion-makes-it-possible-for-us-to/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Capacity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capacity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/joan-halifax-11817_capacity_developing-our-capacity-for-compassion-m_59558.png) > [The Shobogenzo is an enormous work that captures the vastness of Dogen's realization. Kaz, over many years, threaded the beads of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/the-shobogenzo-is-an-enormous-work-that-captures-the-vastness-of/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Beads](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beads/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/joan-halifax-11817_beads_the-shobogenzo-is-an-enormous-work-that_1751079.png) > [All are interconnected...the environment; rights of the dying; care of caregivers; education and medical care for peoples of the Himalayas; prison work;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/all-are-interconnected-the-environment-rights-of-the-dying-care-of/) [Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/joan-halifax-11817_care_all-are-interconnected-the-environment-r_339967.jpg) ## Joan Halifax by topic [Compassion (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/joan-halifax/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/#itemlist", "name": "Joan Halifax Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joan Halifax" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-this-work-this-life-this-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-t_69111.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-t_69111.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_buddhist-practice-is-the-grounding-for-t_69111.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way.” — Joan Halifax", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Cease consuming, practice generosity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joan Halifax" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/cease-consuming-practice-generosity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/joan-halifax-11817_cease_cease-consuming-practice-generosity-8248_824857.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/joan-halifax-11817_cease_cease-consuming-practice-generosity-8248_824857.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/joan-halifax-11817_cease_cease-consuming-practice-generosity-8248_824857.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cease consuming, practice generosity.” — Joan Halifax", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Kaz] is a great scholar, very funny - 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