Strongheart: Thích Nhất Hạnh: No Mud, No Lotus

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Thích Nhất Hạnh: No Mud, No Lotus

Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering

is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow.

There can be no lotus flower without the mud.

- Thích Nhất Hạnh,

from No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

http://www.amazon.com/No-Mud-Lotus-Transforming-Suffering/dp/1937006859/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428902878&sr=1-1&keywords=no+mud+no+lotus

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Thích Nhất Hạnh: No Mud, No Lotus

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