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“As you embrace your pain, you get relief and you find out how to handle that emotion. And if you know how to handle the fear, then you have enough insight in order to solve the problem. The problem is to not allow that anxiety to take over.”

Quote by Nhat Hanh

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Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese-French monk, writer, and peace activist. Born on October 11, 1926, he is a prominent figure in the Zen Buddhist tradition, known for his simple yet profound teachings and advocacy for peace. more

“Your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care of it. You have to go back to yourself, recognize the suffering in you, embrace the suffering, and you get relief. And if you continue with your practice of mindfulness, you understand the roots, the nature of the suffering, and you know the way to transform it.”

Ifs Knows Way Care Suffering Practice Baby Anxiety Mindfulness Roots Embrace Take Care Relief

Author:Nhat Hanh

“If we have fear and despair in us, we cannot remove the suffering in society.”

Ifs Suffering Despair Remove

Author:Nhat Hanh

“The nature of Buddhism, as I understand it, is to believe that we are all pure and radiant at our core. And yet we see around us so much evidence that people are not acting from a place of purity and radiance.”

People Believe Acting Buddhism Pure Evidence Core Purity Radiant Radiance

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“Happiness and suffering support each other. To be is to inter-be. It's like the left and the right. If the left is not there, the right cannot be there. The same is true with suffering and happiness, good and evil.”

Ifs Suffering Evil Left Support Good And Evil

Author:Nhat Hanh