"When we look deeply into the heart of……" — Nhat Hanh
"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 it. Without clouds there could be no rain, and without rain there would be no flower."
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461 Quotes by Nhat Hanh
Nhat Hanh has 461 quotes on this site.
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Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to…
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The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others,…
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So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
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Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice…
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When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even…
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind…
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In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing…
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You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your…
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We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.
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Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding…
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Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
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With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.
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Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness…
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I planted my self in the middle of a great many Glasses full of Dew, tied fast about me, upon…
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Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume…
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As civilisation advances, the deities lessen in number, the divine powers become concentrated more and more in one Being, and…
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Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile…
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All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds.
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