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Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
«If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.»
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
(Activist, Monk, Writer)
| About:
Family,
Generations,
Parents
| Keywords:
ancestors, continuation, deeply, generations, palm, palmed
«If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.»
«When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends o»
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
(Activist, Monk, Writer)
| Keywords:
fertilizer, fertilizers, lettuce, look into, plant
«A bodhisattva is someone who has compassion within himself or herself and who is able to make another person smile or help someone suffer less. Every one of us is capable of this.»
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
(Activist, Monk, Writer)
| Keywords:
Bodhisattva, capable, compassion, One of Us
«And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in the situation of hell, we will be able to contribute our peace and serenity. The most important thing is for each of us to have some freedom in our h»
«Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.»
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
(Activist, Monk, Writer)
| Keywords:
breathing, bring about, demonstration, demonstrations, make peace, missile, missiles, not able, nuclear, nuclear missiles, smiling
«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.»
«I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books are still banned»
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
(Activist, Monk, Writer)
| Keywords:
ban, banned, in Vietnam, practices, teachings, Vietnam