When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.

Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-), Thích Nhất Hạnh, was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk and peace activist, founder of the Plum Village Tradition.