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Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them. Thich Nhat Hanh

Angry People Listening Other Side Longer Same Them Realize Less Help Suffer Compassionate

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. Thich Nhat Hanh

Change Sides Willing Both Both Sides True Dialogue

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

Today Situation Our Worries Earth Way Ourselves Has-Been Consume Consumption Been Forget Anxieties Created Production

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person. Thich Nhat Hanh

Kindness Day You Every Day Compassion Become Understanding Every Seed More Environment Person Where Loving Then Exposed Chance Watered

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don't know how to rest. We may even come back more tired than before we left. Thich Nhat Hanh

Time Tired Rest Before Back More Purpose Come Know How Go Left Than May Us Many Even Vacation

True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There's no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity. Thich Nhat Hanh

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out. Thich Nhat Hanh

Daily Freedom You Practice Breath Ourselves Out Given Prevent Take No-One Step Cultivate Being Anyone Us Each Aware

Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive - that you can touch the miracle of being alive - then that is a kind of enlightenment. Thich Nhat Hanh

Great You Will Alive Kind Miracle Touch Small Always Being Breathe Then Aware Bring Enlightenment

Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free. Thich Nhat Hanh

You Courage Joy Free Possible Fearlessness Touch Only Ultimate

Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. Thich Nhat Hanh

Love Love Is Care Take Take Care Protect Capacity Nourish

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

Home You Yourself Care Inside Take Take Care Know Around How Go Go Home Happen Happening Then Means Things Meditate

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. Thich Nhat Hanh

If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering. Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering. Thich Nhat Hanh

Nature You Suffering Cause Try Recognize Run Buddhism Look Making Order Confront Us Teaches Away Deeply

Changing is not just changing the things outside of us. First of all we need the right view that transcends all notions including of being and non-being, creator and creature, mind and spirit. That kind of insight is crucial for transformation and healing. Thich Nhat Hanh

Healing Mind First Transformation Changing Kind Insight Spirit Crucial Outside First Of All Just Being Transcends Us View Notions Including Creator Creature Right Things Need

There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time. Thich Nhat Hanh

Time Better Practice Become Buddhism Who Many Christians

If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hanh

You Communication Politician Back Way Negotiation Reconciliation Restoring Clear Buddhism Buddhist Learn Concrete Want Might Bringing

With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it. Thich Nhat Hanh

Happiness Love You Courage Love Is People Fear Mother Losing Compassion Will Understanding Other Say Status Like Know Because Child Die Afraid Anything Your Who Foundation Her Position

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