Quote from Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology

Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology

by Thich Nhat Hahn

Parallax Press, Berkeley, California  © 2006  256 pp.


The quality of our life
depends on the quality
of the seeds
that lie deep in our consciousness.


"Whether we have happiness or not depends on the seeds in our consciousness. If our seeds of compassion, understanding, and love are strong, those qualities will be able to manifest in us.  If the seeds of anger, hostility, and sadness in us are strong, then we will experience much suffering."  (p. 45)