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Thinking Quotes by Nhat Hanh
- 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,…
- When we change our daily lives - the way we think, speak and act - we change the world.
- You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
- 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,…
- 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…
- We have the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast. But in the name of freedom, people have done a lot of damage. I think…
- We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace. But…
- As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are…
- Meditation is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in the world. Each…
- I think, therefore I am ... not here.
- It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like…
- Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.
- The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily lives, then we…
- Meditation is not to avoid society; it is to look deep to have the kind of insight you need to take action. To think that…
- I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking,…
- During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes…
- Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe…
- Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be happy. So we…
- Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we think, say, or…
- In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining hall, people stop…
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