Quotes About Community

The word Church (Ecclesia) means: The assembly of those who are called out. In other words, each individual who is called out of a godless world gathers with companions on the Way and becomes part of the Body of Christ together – incarnations of Divine Goodness. (p. 45)

I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid, calm, and without fear, because our society needs people like you who have these qualities, and your children, our children, need people like you, in order to go on, in order to become solid, and calm, and without fear.

Ask yourself, "Who can I make smile this morning?" This is the art of creating happiness.

We absorb and reflect what is around us. If we live in a place where people are angry and violent, then eventually we'll become like them.

When we surround ourselves with people who are committed to understanding and loving, we're nourished by their presence and our own seeds of understanding and love are watered. When we surround ourselves with people who gossip, complain, and are constantly critical, we absorb these toxins.

We can feel lonely even when we're surrounded by many people. We are lonely together. There is a vacuum inside us. We don't feel comfortable with that vacuum, so we try to fill it up or make it go away. Technology supplies us with many devices that allow us to "stay connected." These days, we are always "connected," but we continue to feel lonely.

Nothing can exist by itself alone. It has to depend on every other thing. That is called inter-being. [...] There is no being; there is only inter-being.

Và b?i vì hoàn c?nh bao gi? cÅ©ng mang tính cách cá»™ng ??ng, chúng ta bi?t r?ng chính con ng??i Ä'ã t?o nên hoàn c?nh c?a mình và ch? có con ng??i má»›i ?? s?c chuy?n t?o ???c hoàn c?nh

Without compassion, you are utterly alone.

Consciously choosing what and who you surround yourself with is among the keys to finding more space for joy.

We need the vision of interbeing—we belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces. The well-being of "this" is the well-being of "that," so we have to do things together. Every side is "our side"; there is no evil side.

Love, respect, and friendship all need food to survive.

We talk about social service, service to the people, service to humanity, service for others who are far away, helping to bring peace to the world - but often we forget that it is the very people around us that we must live for first of all. [...] Are we working for other humans, or are we just working for the name of an organization?

Nothing exists by itself alone. We all belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces.

All things arise because of their interdependence, and that is why nothing has a separate, independent identity.

A person is not some private entity traveling unaffected through time and space as if sealed off from the rest of the world by some thick shell.

There is a saying: If a tiger comes down off his mountain and goes to the lowlands, he will be caught by humans and killed. It means if a practitioner leaves his or her Sangha, it becomes difficult to continue the practice. Taking refuge in the Sangha is not a matter of devotion. It is a matter of practice.

No one can be by himself or herself alone. We have to inter-be, connected with everyone and everything else.

Our happiness and suffering are the happiness and suffering of others.

With our faith in our community of two or more, we can go anywhere.When the three roots of faith, practice, and community support have fed us deeply, then we will be solid both alone and in our relationships. We will not just survive; we will flourish. Often in our daily lives, we are just focused on survival. But fidelity is not a question of survival. It is one of vitality.

Thich Nhat Hanh: "The next Buddha will be a Sangha.

Mindful eating nourishes awareness in us. We needn't be afraid of not having the TV, radio, newspaper, or a complicated conversation while we eat. It is wonderful just to be completely present with our food and those eating with us.

When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for your ancestors and your community. When you breathe, allow the larger world to breathe for you.

It is through the close interaction of the laity and the monks that the essence of Zen penetrates social life.