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More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
The Buddha said, 'Nothing can survive without food.' This is a very simple and very deep truth. Love and hate are both living phenomena. If we do not nourish our love, it will die and may turn into hate. If we want love to last, we have to nurture it and give it food every day. Hate is the same; if we don't feed it, it cannot survive.
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.
Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.