Nhat Hanh Quotes — Page 27

Zen Master, Author

Sad

“There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.”

Fear Future Anger

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Nhat Hanh

Zen Master, Author

Creative

“Are we treating our body kindly by the way we eat, by the way we drink, by the way we work? Are we treating ourselves with enough joy and tenderness and peace? Or are we feeding ourselves with toxins that we get from the market - the spiritual, intellectual, entertainment market?”

Spiritual Joy Intellectual

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Philosophical

“It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.”

Men May Said

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Philosophical

“The root-word "buddha" means to wake up, to know, to understand; and he or she who wakes up and understands is call a Buddha. It is as simple as that. The capacity to wake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature.”

Mean Simple Knowledge

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Calm

“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.”

Purpose Tired Vacation

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Creative

“Listening is a very deep practice. You have to empty yourself. You have to leave space in order to listen especially to people we think are our enemies - the ones we believe are making our situation worse. When you have shown your capacity for listening and understanding, the other person will begin to listen to you, and you have a change to tell him or her of your pain, and it's your turn to be healed. This is the practice of peace.”

Thinking Believe Pain

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Angry

“Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful.”

Beautiful Mirrors Anger

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Happy

“Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy.”

Looks Happiness Smell

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Happy

“Our life is a manifestation, and we can very well make that manifestation beautiful and meaningful and have a good influence.”

Beautiful Beauty Meaningful

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Spiritual

“When we enter the present moment deeply, our regrets and sorrows disappear, and we discover life with all its wonders.”

Regret Wonder Sorrow

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Courageous

“Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.”

Love Is Suffering Adversity

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Spiritual

“Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.”

Concepts Silencing

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