The other person has wrong perceptions about himself and about us. And we have wrong perceptions about ourselves and the other person. And that is the foundation for violence and conflict and war.
Nhat HanhYou are me, and I am you. Isn't it obvious that we "inter-are"? You cultivate the flower in yourself, so that I will be beautiful. I transform the garbage in myself, so that you will not have to suffer.
Nhat HanhEnlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.
Nhat HanhSeeds can produce seeds Seeds can produce formations. Formations can produce seeds. Formations can produce formations.
Nhat HanhIf you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, we cannot make paper. The cloud is essential for the paper to exist. If the cloud is not here, the sheet of paper cannot be here either. So we can say that the cloud and the paper inter-are.
Nhat Hanh