"There is the mud, and there is the……" — Nhat Hanh

"There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus."

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461 Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Nhat Hanh has 461 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to…
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others,…
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice…
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even…
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind…
In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing…
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your…
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…
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.

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Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
Get this in mind early: We never grow up. — Richard Bach
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space,… — David Attenborough
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. — Saint Augustine
We grow older, but we do not change. We become more sophisticated, but at bottom we continue to resemble our… — Paul Auster
In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials,… — Diane Ackerman
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. — Richard Bach
I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy… — Amitabh Bachchan
Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. — Francis Bacon
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions.… — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. — Russell Baker
What the New Yorker calls home would seem like a couple of closets to most Americans, yet he manages not… — Russell Baker

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