Impermanence is very important, crucial for life. That is why instead of complaining about impermanence you have to say "Long live impermanence!"
Nhat HanhIn the Light of interbeing, peace and happiness in your daily life means peace and happiness in the world.
Nhat HanhWhile washing dishes one should be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing dishes.
Nhat HanhPreventing war is much better than protesting against the war. Protesting the war is too late.
Nhat Hanh"I am breathing in and liberating my mind. I am breathing out and liberating my mind." One practices like this.
Nhat HanhThe terrorists, they have the wrong perception. They believe that the other group is trying to destroy them as a religion, as a civilization. So they want to abolish us, to kill us before we can kill them. And the antiterrorist may think very much the same way - that these are terrorists and they are trying to eliminate us, so we have to eliminate them first. Both sides are motivated by fear, by anger, and by wrong perception.
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