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Thich Nhat Hanh
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„One included all, and all were contained in one.“
„The leaf and his body were one. Neither possessed a separate permanent self. Neither could exist independently from the rest of the universe.“
„The same clouds that Buddha had seen were in the sky. Each serene step brought to life the old path and white clouds of the Buddha. The path of Buddha was beneath his very feet.“
„When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness“
„Venerable Svasti and the young buffalo boys were rivers that flowed from that source. Wherever the rivers flowed, the Buddha would be there.“
„Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself — if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself — it is very difficult to take care of another person.“
„In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.“
„The present momentcontains past and future.The secret of transformation,is in the way we handle this very moment.“
„You are a miracle, and everything you touch could be a miracle.“
„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…“
„We should bow deeply before the orchid and the snail and join our palms reverently before the monarch butterfly and the magnolia tree. The feeling of respect for all species will help us recognize the noblest nature in ourselves.“
„It’s wonderful to be alive and to walk on earth.“
„The raft is used to cross the river. It isn’t to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn’t the moon itself.“
„Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.“
„The main affliction of our modern civilization is that we don’t know how to handle the suffering inside us and we try to cover it up with all kinds of consumption.“
„Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness“
„No blame, noreasoning, no argument, just understanding. If youunderstand, and you show that you understand, you canlove, and the situation will change.“
„When you love someone, you have to offer that person the best you have. The best thing we can offer another person is our true presence.“
„Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.“
„To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.“
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