“The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”
Source: Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment
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Thich Nhat Hanh 169
Religious leader and peace activist 1926Related quotes
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'Essays in Science (1934) p. 11. Reprinted in Ideas and Opinions On Scientific Truth (1954) p. 261, Crown Publishers, Inc. New York, New York, USA, 1954, ISBN 0679601058.
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