To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
Nhat HanhBuddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.
Nhat HanhI am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering.
Nhat HanhThe real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance.
Nhat Hanh