“If the people who hurt us have anger or desperation within them then they suffer. When you see that someone suffers, you might be motivated by a desire to help him not to suffer anymore.” PeopleIfsHelpingMightDesireSufferingHurtMotivatedDesperation Author:Nhat Hanh
“Love doesn't have any color. Other people may discriminate against us, but what is more important is whether we discriminate against them. If we don't do that, we are a happier person, and as a happier person, we are in a position to help. And anger, this is not a help.” PeopleIfsMayPersonsImportantHelpingPositionColor Author:Nhat Hanh
“Fear is born from ignorance. We think that the other person is trying to take away something from us. But if we look deeply, we see that the desire of the other person is exactly our own desire - to have peace, to be able to have a chance to live.” IfsThinkingTryingLooksPersonsAbleDesireBornChanceIgnorance Author:Nhat Hanh
“If you realize that the other person is a human being too, and you have exactly the same kind of spiritual path, and then the two can become good practitioners. This appears to be practical for both.” IfsHumansKindPersonsTwoSpiritualRealizingHuman BeingsPathPracticalsSpiritual Path Author:Nhat Hanh
“I don't think anybody should regret the choices they made in their twenties.” ThinkingShouldMadeChoicesRegretTwenties Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“The only answer to fear is more understanding. And there is no understanding if there is no effort to look more deeply to see what is there in our heart and in the heart of the other person.” IfsLooksHeartPersonsUnderstandingAnswersEffort Author:Nhat Hanh
“The Buddha always reminds us that our afflictions, including our fear and our desiring, are born from our ignorance. That is why in order to dissipate fear, we have to remove wrong perception.” OrderBornIgnorancePerceptionIncludingRemoveAffliction Author:Nhat Hanh
“The great challenge for me is to be all things to all people; I want to be a great mother, and I want to feel good when I'm at work.” PeopleWantFeelsMotherChallengesAll ThingsFeel GoodGreat Mother Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“I really love beautiful, well-made clothes. I don't shop [a lot], so I tend to have pieces for a long time. I like mixing vintage with newer designers.” WellsLongMadeBeautifulLove IsPiecesClothesLong TimeDesignerShopsMixingVintage Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“Sometimes you have a flash of insight, but it's not strong enough to survive. Therefore in the practice of Buddhism, samadhi is the power to maintain insight alive in every moment, so that every speech, every word, every act will bear the nature of that insight. It is a question of cleaning. And you clean better if you are surrounded by those who are practicing exactly the same.” IfsSometimesEnoughMomentsStrongPracticeAliveBuddhismBearsSpeechCleanInsightFlashCleaningStrong EnoughSamadhiNot StrongNot Strong Enough Author:Nhat Hanh
