The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
Nhat HanhThere are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.
Nhat HanhMeditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.
Nhat HanhThere are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.
Nhat HanhWhen we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.
Nhat Hanh