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[Wikipedia] Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western pra

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• Be part of the miraculous moment. Inspirational
• We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They are part of our own body. Body
• It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available-more than enough for you to be happy… Available
• In our consciousness, there are many negative seeds and also many positive seeds. The practice is to avoid watering the negative seeds, and to identify… Avoid
• You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent. Impermanent
• I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking,… Act
• To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change her; you have… Able
• Smile, breathe, go slowly. Breathe
• Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to… Alone
• I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering. Bring
• If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. Able
• If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words… Action
• It is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice Faith
• Freedom is the basic condition for you to touch life, to touch the blue sky, the trees, the birds, the tea, and the other person. Basic
• We all have the seeds of love in us.We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything… All
• In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right… Available
• The most important thing is that we need to be understood. We need someone to be able to listen to us and to understand us.… Able
• We have to understand in order to be of help. We all have pain, but we tend to suppress it, because we don't want it… Able
• Listening is a very deep practice. You have to empty yourself. You have to leave space in order to listen especially to people we think… Begin
• Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness to… Art
• Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with… Another Person
• To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is impossible to do… Ability
• You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up,… Allowing
• One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing. Bring
• Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon to be preserved in a museum. Only when a practitioner finds the spring of wisdom in his… Finds

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