Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014).
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CLEAR ALL
Judaism offers a series of ideas and guidelines for how to cope with offense and foster forgiveness. On Yom Kippur, it’s traditional to wear white, not only because white shows the slightest stain, but to remind us of the shrouds in which we will one day be buried.
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Love is where there is no fear. Fear is where there is no love. In our age of anxieties, most of us live by complex expectations about what we should achieve, how we should act, and how others should treat us.
Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful.