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When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something, but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope.

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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

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In order to rally people, governments need enemies... if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

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When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.

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I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the concrete methods of practice.

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There are many levels of Christianity. There are many notions about God. To believe that God is a person is just one of the notions of God that you can find in Christianity. So, we should not say that there is one Christianity. There are many Christianities.

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Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.

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When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

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Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart.

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If we chew every morsel of our food, in that way we become grateful, and when you are grateful, you are happy.

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Biography

Nationality: Vietnamese

Type: Activist

Born: October 11th, 1926

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