Thundering Silence Quotes

“Once we recognize that all things are impermanent, we have no problem enjoying them. In fact, real peace and joy are only possible when we see clearly into the nature of impermanence.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“Each of us is a product of our family, environment, friends, education, culture, and society. These conditions lead to a certain way of seeing things and a certain way of responding to things. When we see this, we have compassion for everyone, including ourselves. We see that if we want something to change, we also have to help change his or her family, environment, friends, education, culture, and society. We are responsible, directly or indirectly, for each person's consciousness attitudes.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“If we are caught by the obstacle of knowledge, even if truth comes knocking at our door, we will refuse to let it in.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“There is no single entity whose identity is changeless. All things are constantly changing. Nothing endures forever or contains a changeless element called a "self.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“All things arise because of their interdependence, and that is why nothing has a separate, independent identity.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“We do not receive nourishment or lasting contentment from indulging in sense pleasures.

When we are obsessed by sense pleasures, we lose our freedom.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake