Nhat Hanh Quotes

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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 lives of people,…
• The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the…
• So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of…
• Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING directed toward the…
• When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and…
• Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy toward yourself- if…
• In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power of concentration, bringing…
• You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden and master the…
• We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.
• Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.
• Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
• With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.
• When we look deeply into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in the cosmos in…
• Contemplate to see that awakened people, while not being enslaved by the work of serving living beings, never abandon their work of serving living beings.
• No single tradition monopolizes the truth. We must glean the best values of all traditions and work together to remove the tensions between traditions in…
• Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.
• When we change our daily lives - the way we think, speak and act - we change the world.
• The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the move loving friendliness you cultivate to help the…
• Find joy and peace in this very moment.
• The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.

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