Quotes Tagged ‘Thich Nhat Hanh’

“Aware that looking deeply at the nature of suffering can help us develop compassion and find ways out of suffering; we are determined not to avoid or close our eyes before suffering. We are committed to finding ways, including personal contact, images, and sounds, to be with those who suffer so we can understand their situation deeply and help them transform their suffering into compassion, peace and joy.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh
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“Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from The Art of Power
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“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from Being Peace
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“If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from The Art of Power
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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.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment
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