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Thich Nhat Hanh, Fragrant Palm Leaves Spiritual Quotation
What makes nature's voice so compelling?... In the symphony of the storm, I heard a call from the heart of the cosmos. I wanted to turn into an areca tree or become a branch bending in the wind. I wanted to be a bird testing the strength of its wings against the wind. I wanted to run outside in the rain and scream, dance, whirl around, laugh, and cry. But I didn't dare. I feared my mother's scolding. So instead I sang for all I was worth.
In the symphony of the storm
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
In Buddhism, knowledge can be seen as an obstacle. Many people try to accumulate knowledge, and one day they may realize that the knowledge they possess has become an obstacle to their understanding.
Knowledge can be seen as an obstacle
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
Kill the notion of the Buddha that you have. We have to grow. Otherwise we will die on our spiritual path.
Kill the notion of the Buddha that you have
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
Understanding is the process of looking deeply.
Understanding is looking deeply
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
If we look deeply into the evolution of our species, we see that in former times we have been a rock, a tree, and an animal.
If we look deeply into the evolution of our species
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
Wherever there is love and faith, the Holy Spirit is there. All of us are capable of recognizing the Holy Spirit when it is present.
Wherever there is love and faith
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
Drink your coffee in such a way that the Holy Spirit is strengthened in you. Cook your dinner in such a way that the Holy Spirit is strengthened in you.
The Holy Spirit is strengthened in you
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
[Sit down and] practice looking deeply again into our lives and how we conduct them. We are supposed to be born already in our spiritual life. How do we take care of our life so that each time we are born we can grow stronger?
Practice looking deeply again
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
Redemption and resurrection are neither words nor objects of belief. They are our daily practice. And we practice in such a way that Buddha is born every moment of our daily life, that Jesus Christ is born every moment of our daily life.
Redemption and resurrection are neither words nor objects of belief
Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home Spiritual Quotation
The practice of Buddhism has very much to do with the removal of notions. In Buddhist practice, we aim at liberating ourselves from notions and perceptions, even notions and perceptions about our own happiness.
The removal of notions

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