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.

Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Quoted in Engaged Buddhist Reader: Ten Years of Engaged Buddhist Publishing (1996) by Arnold Kotler, Page 106.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

Source: Hanh Nhat Thich, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (1998).

My actions are my only true belongings I cannot escape their consequences. My actions are the ground on which I stand.

Source: Thích Nhất Hạnh, Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology.

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