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Quotes by Vietnamese Authors
"This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam."
"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms."
"In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put in jail because they violated the law."
"Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement."
"Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free."
"We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to."
"If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering."
"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability."
"Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it."
"You will kill 10 of our men, and we will kill 1 of yours, and in the end it will be you who tire of it."
"Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do."
"With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it."
"I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese."
"The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it."
"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you."
"We are too undemanding, too ready to watch whatever is on the screen, too lonely, lazy, or bored to create our own lives. We turn on the TV and leave it on, allowing someone else to guide us."
"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?"
"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment."
"No argument, no reasoning, no blame, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
"We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs. To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women. To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come."
"While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself."
"Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country."
"Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge."
"Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing."
"Only this actual moment is life."
"Mindful observation is based on the principle of "non-duality: our feeling is not separate from us or caused merely by something outside us; our feeling is us, and for the moment we are that feeling. We are neither drowned in nor terrorized by the feeling, nor do we reject it. Our attitude of not clinging to or rejecting our feelings is the attitude of letting go."
"You know that your happiness and suffering depend on the happiness and suffering of others. That insight helps you not to do wrong things that will bring suffering to yourself and to other people."
"We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other."
"And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe."
"I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one."
"All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations."
"We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet."
"Everyone wants to be happy, and there is a strong energy in us pushing us toward what we think will make us happy. But we may suffer a lot because of this. We need the insight that position, revenge, wealth, fame, or possessions are, more often than not, obstacles to our happiness. We need to cultivate the wish to be free of these things so we can enjoy the wonders of life that are always available - the blue sky, the trees, our beautiful children."
"We have been waiting for you so that we could turn over the government."
"The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation."
"Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life."
"The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy."
"Our inner space and our peace of mind are affected by our outer space."
"People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now."
"Meditation is to be aware of what is going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world."
"Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life."
"As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness."
"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."
"Meditation consists of generating three kinds of energy: mindfulness, concentration, and insight. These three energies give us power to nourish happiness and take care of our suffering. Suffering may be there. But with the energy of mindfulness, concentration, and insight, we can embrace and take care of that suffering and nourish happiness at the same time."
"Whether we are in the city, the countryside, or the wilderness, we need to sustain ourselves by choosing our surroundings carefully and nourishing our awareness in each moment."
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