Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Vietnamese - Clergyman | October 11, 1926 -

Many Communist government officials have a rigid, dictatorial power, but they live in constant suspicion and fear of anything that might undermine the power they have.

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FearLivePowerGovernmentAnything

Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.

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CompassionUnderstandingYouInsight

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.

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FamilySmilePeaceHappySociety

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

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AngryPeopleListeningHelpRealize

Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free.

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CourageJoyFreeYouTouchPossible

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

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PeacePracticeHumanReconciliation

Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.

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NatureSufferingYouLookRunTry

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

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KindnessDayCompassionChanceSeed

The situation the Earth is in today has been created by unmindful production and unmindful consumption. We consume to forget our worries and our anxieties. Tranquilising ourselves with over-consumption is not the way.

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TodaySituationEarthForgetWay

In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness.

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OpportunityFoodCultureDarkness

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.

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LifeFutureLiveHopePeaceCalm

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

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DailyFreedomPracticeStepYouOut

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