Nhat Hanh quotes - page 5

Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich. (Nhat Hanh)
Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy. View quote
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If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person. View quote
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Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful...How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow. View quote
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It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind. View quote
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Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it's wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy. View quote
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Smile, breathe, go slowly. View quote
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The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides. View quote
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The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself. View quote
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There is no enlightenment outside of daily life. View quote
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I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech. (Nhat Hanh)
Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world. View quote
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Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action. View quote
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When our beliefs are based on our own direct experience of reality and not on notions offered by others, no one can remove these beliefs from us. View quote
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You would not cry if you knew that by looking deeply into the rain you would still see the cloud. View quote
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Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. View quote
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Going vegetarian may be the most effective way to fight global warming. Buddhist practitioners have practiced vegetarianism over the last 2000 years. We are vegetarian with the intention to nourish our compassion towards the animals. Now we also know that we eat vegetarian in order to protect the earth... View quote
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The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. View quote
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones. View quote
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If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy. View quote
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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal. (Nhat Hanh)
My actions are my only true belongings. View quote
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Your first love has no beginning or end. Your first love is not your first love, and it is not your last. It is just love. It is one with everything. View quote
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them. View quote
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I have noticed that people are dealing too much with the negative, with what is wrong.... Why not try the other way, to look into the patient and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? View quote
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