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Thich Thien-An

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Thich Thien-An, an individual with an unknown profession, and the exact birth and death dates are not available.

Thich Thien-An, an individual with an unknown profession, and the exact birth and death dates are not available.

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“Although Hīnayāna disciplines and traditions continue to exert their influence in the daily activities of Vietnamese Buddhists, Zen comes closest to expressing the Vietnamese character, and as such, their attitude in all walks of life can best be described as a “Zen outlook.”

Zen Vietnamese Buddhism

Book:Buddhism & Zen in Vietnam: In Relation to the Development of Buddhism in Asia

Source: Buddhism & Zen in Vietnam: In Relation to the Development of Buddhism in Asia

“In Zen Buddhism an action is considered good when it brings happiness and well-being to oneself and others, evil when it brings suffering and harm to oneself and others.”

Wells Action Happiness Suffering Evil Buddhism Oneself Harm Well Being Zen Buddhism

Author:Thich Thien-An

“In Zen, actions speak louder than words. Doing is more important than knowing, and knowledge which cannot be translated into action is of little worth.”

Littles Important Action Speak Knowledge Knowing Actions Speak Louder Than Words Actions Speak Louder

Author:Thich Thien-An

“To practice Zen Buddhism is to train oneself to eliminate hatred, anger and selfishness and to develop loving-kindness towards all.”

Practice Kindness Buddhism Hatred Anger Train Oneself Selfishness Zen Buddhism Loving Kindness

Author:Thich Thien-An

“The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.”

Found Beauty Harmony Simplicity Tranquility

Author:Thich Thien-An

“So let the mind flow like water. Face life with a calm and quiet mind and everything in life will be calm and quiet.”

Life Mind Faces Water Quiet Flow Calm

Author:Thich Thien-An

“If we are always demanding something out of life, then we will never be content. But if we accept life as it is, then we will know contentment.”

Ifs Knows Accepting Contentment

Author:Thich Thien-An

“Since everything is interrelated, since all things depend one upon another, nothing is absolute, nothing is separate, but all are part of the one indivisible whole.”

Whole Depends All Things Absolutes Indivisible

Author:Thich Thien-An

“We all shed salty tears and shed red blood. All is one.”

Blood Tears Red Shed Salty

Author:Thich Thien-An

“Each season has its own beauty. To practice meditation is to open the mind so that all of them may be enjoyed. When each season comes we should enjoy it; & when it goes, we should let it go and open our mind to the next season.”

Should Mind May Next Enjoy Practice Meditation Seasons Enjoyed Let It Go

Author:Thich Thien-An

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