In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh

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If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong...Why not try and see...

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong...Why not try and see...

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy,...

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy,...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books...

I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books...

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future...

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future...

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is...

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is...

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to...

I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to...

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live...

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live...

Honesty and acceptance is an ongoing practice, which is essential to having clear communication with...

Honesty and acceptance is an ongoing practice, which is essential to having clear communication with...

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the...

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.