Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes


The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart. Thich Nhat Hanh Happiness 140
The mind can go in a thousand directions but on this beautiful path I walk in peace. With each step the wind blows. With each step a flower blooms. Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation 130
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Thich Nhat Hanh Attributed 128
In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. Thich Nhat Hanh Change 116
Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge. Thich Nhat Hanh Understanding 106
By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change the destruction of our forests and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet. Thich Nhat Hanh Ecology 88
You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must practice mindfulness, calm and deep listening, and loving speech. This is universal thing, taught by all religions. Thich Nhat Hanh Leadership 80
Compassion is a verb. Thich Nhat Hanh Compassion 79
It is my conviction that there is no way to peace peace is the way. Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhism 78
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong.Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? Thich Nhat Hanh Optimism 78
We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. Thich Nhat Hanh Love 63
Birth is okay and death is okay if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death. Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhism 62
Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice. Thich Nhat Hanh Uncategorized 56
The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. Thich Nhat Hanh Peace 53
Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past terrified of their future and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive they are just walking corpses. Thich Nhat Hanh Present 51
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. Thich Nhat Hanh Gratitude 47
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. Thich Nhat Hanh Zen 44
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it. 21 Thich Nhat Hanh Attention 42
Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. Thich Nhat Hanh Peace 37
Usually when we hear or read something new we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not we say it is incorrect. In either case we learn nothing. Thich Nhat Hanh Psychology 37
Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart we still cling to anything anger anxiety or possessions we cannot be free. Thich Nhat Hanh Anger 36
Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action. Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhism 34
The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas all concepts in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate to reveal itself. Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhism 34
When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering that is the beginning of insight. Thich Nhat Hanh Enemy 32
Your true home is in the here and the now. Thich Nhat Hanh Home 32
I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my anger with care with love with tenderness with nonviolence. Thich Nhat Hanh Anger 32
If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer there is nothing that can justify your desire. Thich Nhat Hanh Suffering 32
If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her that is not true love. Thich Nhat Hanh True love 31
Peace in ourselves, peace in the world. Thich Nhat Hanh Uncategorized 30
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. Thich Nhat Hanh Feelings 30
The Three Kinds of Pride are 1 thinking I am better than the others 2 thinking I am worse than the others and 3 thinking I am just as good as the others. Thich Nhat Hanh Pride 28
Everyday we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life…, our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive. Thich Nhat Hanh Life 28
You can practice deep listening in order to relieve the suffering in us, and in the other person. That kind of listening is described as compassionate listening. You listen only for the purpose of relieving suffering in the other person. Thich Nhat Hanh Suffering 27

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