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The Art of Communicating QUOTES

The Art of Communicating QUOTES

1 " When we see that some suffering or some pain is coming up, we don't try to run away from it. In fact, we have to go back and take care of it. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

2 " Compassion is born from understanding suffering. We all should learn to embrace our own suffering, to listen to it deeply, and to have a deep look into its nature. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

3 " If a lotus is to grow, it needs to be rooted in the mind. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

4 " Once you can communicate with yourself, you'll be able to communicate outwardly with more clarity. The way in is the way out. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

5 " If our minds are blocked, there is no device that will make up for our inability to communicate with ourselves or others. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

6 " If I say "A lotus for you, a Buddha to be," it means, "I see clearly the Buddha nature in you. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

7 " Nothing can survive without food. Everything we consume acts either to heal us or to poison us. We tend to think of nourishment only as what we take in through our mouths, but what we consume with our eyes, our ears, our noses, our tongues, and our bodies is also food. The conversations going on around us, and those we participate in, are also food. Are we consuming and creating the kind of food that is healthy for us and helps us grow? When we say something that nourishes us and uplifts the people around us, we are feeding love and compassion. When we speak and act in a way that causes tension and anger, we are nourishing violence and suffering. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

8 " Self-understanding is crucial for understanding another person; self-love is crucial for loving others. When you’ve understood your suffering, you suffer less, and you are capable of understanding another person’s suffering much more easily. When you can recognize the suffering in the other person and see how that suffering came about, compassion arises. You no longer have the desire to punish or blame the other person. You can listen deeply, and when you speak there is compassion and understanding in your speech. The person with whom you’re speaking will feel much more comfortable, because there is understanding and love in your voice. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

9 " But a lot of our thinking is caught up in dwelling on the past, trying to control the future, generating misperceptions, and worrying about what others are thinking. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

10 " When you see the suffering inside yourself, you can see the suffering in the other person, and you can see your part, your responsibility, in creating the suffering in yourself and in the other person. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

11 " Speech:       1. Tell the truth. Don’t lie or turn the truth upside down.       2. Don’t exaggerate.       3. Be consistent. This means no double-talk: speaking about something in one way to one person and in an opposite way to another for selfish or manipulative reasons. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

12 " There are many ways to tell the truth. It’s an art. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

13 " Home is the place where loneliness disappears. When we’re home, we feel warm, comfortable, safe, fulfilled. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

14 " When you produce a thought that is full of understanding, forgiveness, and compassion, that thought will immediately have a healing effect on both your physical and mental health and on those around you. If you think a thought that is full of judgment and anger, that thought will immediately poison your body and mind and the people around you. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

15 " In a relationship, we are nourishment for each other. So we have to select the kind of food we offer the other person, the kind of food that can help our relationships thrive. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

16 " A lotus for you. A Buddha to be. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

17 " If you think while you walk, you’re not really walking. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

18 " When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for your ancestors and your community. When you breathe, allow the larger world to breathe for you. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

19 " You can’t take the other person out of you. You can’t take yourself out of others. The suffering still continues. So the question is not whether you will stay together or not; the question is whether you can focus on trying to understand each other using compassionate speech and deep listening, no matter what the outcome. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating

20 " What you read and write can help you heal, so be thoughtful about what you consume. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The Art of Communicating