A teacher cannot give you the truth The truth is already in you You only need to open yourself β body, mind and heart- so that his or her teachings will penetrate your own seeds of understanding and enlightenment If you let the words enter you, the soil and the seeds will do the rest of the work β¨ NhαΊ₯t HαΊ‘nh (ThΓch.), Thich Nhat Hanh (1998). The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering Into Peace, Joy, & Liberation : the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, & Other Basic Buddhist Teachings
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