Thich Nhat Hanh: Quotes about love

Thich Nhat Hanh is Religious leader and peace activist. Explore interesting quotes on love.
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“No blame, no
reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you
understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“When you love someone, you have to offer that person the best you have. The best thing we can offer another person is our true presence.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

“Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: How to Love

“Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself — if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself — it is very difficult to take care of another person.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Quoted on his official website (30 December 2008) http://www.plumvillage.org/

“Birds' songs express joy, beauty, and purity, and evoke in us vitality and love. So many beings in the universe love us unconditionally. The trees, the water, and the air don't ask anything of us; they just love us. Even though we need this kind of love, we continue to destroy them. By destroying the animals, the air, and the trees, we are destroying ourselves.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change (1993), p. 131