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1. "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." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
2. "To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
3. "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." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
4. "Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
5. "The original reality of Amitabha is our own Dharma body, It shines out brightly everywhere, in the South, North, East, and West, It is like the autumn moon that lies in the high, vast sky, In the silence of the night its brilliance shines far over the ocean." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
6. "Unwholesome action, hurting self, comes easily. Wholesome action, healing self, takes effort." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
7. "The virtuous mind themselves." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
8. "In Asia, when people kiss each other they use the nose more than the mouth. Using the nose, we can recognize the person; it's so pleasant." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
9. "You only need to breathe mindfully and smile to your habit energy: "Oh, I got pulled away by that again." When you can recognize habit energies this way, they lose their hold on you, and you're free once again to live peacefully and happily in the present." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
10. "Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of theologians and professors of religion, an Indian Christian friend told the assembly, "We are going to hear about the beauties of several traditions, but that does not mean that we are going to make a fruit salad." When it came my turn to speak, I said, "Fruit salad can be delicious! I have shared the Eucharist with Father Daniel Berrigan, and our worship became possible because of the sufferings we Vietnamese and Americans shared over many years." Some of the Buddhists present were shocked to hear I had participated in the Eucharist, and many Christians seemed truly horrified. To me, religious life is life. I do not see any reason to spend one's whole life tasting just one kind of fruit. We human beings can be nourished by the best values of many traditions." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
11. "As rain pours through poorly thatched houses, so does desire penetrate an undeveloped mind." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
12. "Just as an arrow smith shapes an arrow to perfection with fire, so does the wise man shape his mind." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
13. "Death drowns the unsatisfied man, whose restless mind clutches for greater and greater pleasures." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
14. "Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
15. "If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
16. "At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
17. "To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
18. "I will practice coming back to the present moment...not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past or letting anxieties, fears, or cravings pull me out..." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
19. "here is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
20. "Dear friends, do you know that you are lucky people? You don't have any cows to lose." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
21. "Whoever is not tied to possessions, clinging neither to body nor mind, is never in bondage." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
22. "Health is the highest prize. Contentment is the greatest wealth. A loyal friend is the best relative. Nirvana is supreme bliss." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
23. "We can recognize happiness only when we remember the times of suffering!" ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
24. "A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
25. "The good certainly cling to nothing. They do not talk aimlessly, concerned with personal gains. The wise, whether experiencing comfort or discomfort, show neither elation not depression." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
26. "Harboring thoughts keeps hatred alive." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
27. "if your love is only a will to possess, its not love" ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
28. "You are not an observer, you are a participant." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
29. "I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my anger with care, with love, with tenderness, with nonviolence." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
30. "In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
31. "Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
32. "Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
33. "Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
34. "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." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
35. "Seules votre compassion, votre attention et votre gentillesse sont invincibles et sans limites." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
36. "Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what's the use of seeing?" ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
37. "We have negative mental habits that come up over and over again. One of the most significant negative habits we should be aware of is that of constantly allowing our mind to run off into the future. Perhaps we got this from our parents. Carried away by our worries, we're unable to live fully and happily in the present. Deep down, we believe we can't really be happy just yet—that we still have a few more boxes to be checked off before we can really enjoy life. We speculate, dream, strategize, and plan for these "conditions of happiness" we want to have in the future; and we continually chase after that future, even while we sleep. We may have fears about the future because we don't know how it's going to turn out, and these worries and anxieties keep us from enjoying being here now." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
38. "We know very well that we have ancestors. But our ancestors are not only human. We have animal ancestors; we have plant ancestors; and we have mineral ancestors. Our human ancestors are still very young. Human beings appeared very late in the history of life on Earth. Our animal ancestors are still there within us. The reptile, the fish, and the ape are still in our blood. Not only were they part of us in the past, but they continue to exist within us. Just look deeply into your cells. We see that we are the whole history of life." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
39. "A real love letter is made of insight, understanding, and compassion. Otherwise it's not a love letter. A true love letter can produce a transformation in the other person, and therefore in the world. But before it produces a transformation in the other person, it has to produce a transformation within us. Some letters may take the whole of our lifetime to write." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
40. "When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
41. "Smile, breathe and go slowly." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
42. "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." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
43. "When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
44. "All love may begin by being passionate, especially for younger people. But in the process of living together, they have to learn and practice love, so that selfishness--the tendency to possess--will diminsh, and the elemetns of understanding and gratitude will settle in, little by little, until their love becomes nourishing, protecting, and reassuring," (41)." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
45. "If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
46. "The teachings of the Buddha could be summarized in four short sentences. ... [The Buddha] said ...The bad things, don't do them.The good things, try to do them.Try to purify, subdue your own mind.That is the teaching of all buddhas." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
47. "To stop the drug traffic is not the best way to prevent people from using drugs. The best way is to practice the Fifth Precept and to help others practice. Consuming mindfully is the intelligent way to stop ingesting toxins into our consciousness and prevent the malaise from becoming overwhelming. Learning the art of touching and ingesting refreshing, nourishing, and healing elements is the way to restore our balance and transform the pain and loneliness that are already in us. To do this, we have to practice together. The practice of mindful consuming should become a national policy. It should be considered true peace education... Those who are destroying themselves, their families, and their society by intoxicating themselves are not doing it intentionally. Their pain and loneliness are overwhelming, and they want to escape. They need to be helped, not punished. Only understanding and compassion on a collective level can liberate us (78-79)." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
48. "Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
49. "Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth... This is the real message of love." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
50. "Có m?t thi si làm tho hô hào nh?ng nhà sáng tác, nh?ng ca si t? b? l?i sáng tác và ca hát dau thuong d?t ru?t. Ông ta vi?t nh?ng câu này, tôi còn nh?:Ð?ng k? n?a nh?ng m?nh tình tan tác, Hãy d?ng lên, nh?c si, v?i tôi di!Tôi ghét anh ua gi?ng hát s?u bi,Và tung mãi nh?ng tâm h?n thu?ng tr?y l?c.Hãy d?ng d?y! V?t chi?c c?m áo não!Tôi c?n nghe nh?ng khúc nh?c r?t hùng,Thét ng?a lòng phi mãi ch?ng ch?n chân,Sáng nhu guom tu?t, m?nh nhu lu?ng bão.Ôi nh?c si! Th?t anh ngu?i th?m t?!Quan hoài chi nh?ng khúc hát mê ly,Nh?ng câu ca không d?p l?i không thiC?a k? n? v?c cu?c d?i ê tr??Hãy cung kính nhu?ng nh?ng ngu?i tu?i tác,Nh?ng b?n dàn nh?p hát thi?u tinh th?n.Hãy ra xem sõng v? v?i mây v?n,Và sáng ch? cho tôi vài di?u khác.N?u chúng ta c? hát nh?ng bài khóc gió than mây và c? nghe nh?ng bài d?c huy?n thì có th? ‘v?n cái r?i' vào s? m?ng c?a mình, tu?i t?m nh?ng h?t gi?ng dau bu?n, di?u dó không t?t." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
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