Thích Nhất Hạnh Quotes Page 2

“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”

“The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.”

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.”

“Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.”

“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”

“We are all the leaves of one tree. We are all the waves of one sea.”

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.”

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.”

“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”