
The Art of Communicating

Remain fresh, loving, compassionate, and spacious for them. That is what you can do now. Look deeply to see if you can find a mantra to say that’s skillful enough to help them enlarge their throats and get nourishment. With patience and time, one day their throats will be larger, and they will begin to notice the energy of love and understanding th
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we understand the nature and the roots of our suffering, the path leading to the cessation of the suffering will appear in front of us.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
Your loved one may be driving the car and thinking of everything except you who are sitting in the next seat. You don’t have that person’s attention. To love means to be aware of the presence of your beloved one and to recognize that presence as something very precious to you.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
You try to tell the truth in a loving and protective way. It’s important to remember that what you think is the truth could be your own incomplete or erroneous perception.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
If we give ourselves the time and space to embrace and recognize the suffering, we won’t sink into the ocean of anger, worries, or sorrow.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
You suffer deeply, yet you pretend you don’t suffer. You’re being untruthful as a way of punishing the other person.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
We all should learn to embrace our own suffering, to listen to it deeply, and to have a deep look into its nature.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
While you walk, you can say to yourself, I have arrived. I am home.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Communicating
“Do you think I understand you enough?”