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“Understanding is love’s other name.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh, How To Love
~ Thich Nhat Hanh, How To Love
“When our hearts are small, our understanding and compassion are limited, and we suffer. We can’t accept or tolerate others and their shortcomings, and we demand that they change. But when our hearts expand, these same things don’t make us suffer anymore.”
“Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The most precious inheritance that parents can give their children is their own happiness.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The essence of loving kindness is being able to offer happiness. You can be the sunshine for another person. You can’t offer happiness until you have it for yourself.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“... there’s no more separation or discrimination. His happiness is your happiness. Your suffering is his suffering. You can no longer say, ‘That’s your problem.’”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“You are part of the universe; you are made of stars. When you look at your loved one, you see that he is also made of stars and carries eternity inside. Looking in this way, we naturally feel reverence.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“To understand, we need to listen.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“When you love someone, you should have the capacity to bring relief and help him to suffer less. This is an art. If you don’t understand the roots of his suffering, you can’t help...”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand. They are two sides of one reality.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
