Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and acti >>

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not tr >>

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. >>

Quotations about Blame

I praise loudly, I blame softly. >>

It's easy to point when you can't heal it. >>

Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: n >>

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change. -

Thich Nhat Hanh