Tag: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a higher kind of proof.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish.
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We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something, but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope.
Thich Nhat Hanh