Nhat HanhMindfulness practices enhance the connection between our body, our mind and everything else that is around us. Mindful living is the key to understanding our struggles with weight… ▶371LifePoliticsThought
Nhat HanhThe problem that faces us is the problem of awakening. What we lack is not an ideology or doctrine that will save the world. What we lack is mindfulness of what we are, of what ou… ▶371HumanityThought
Nhat HanhWith understanding, those we love will certainly flower.361Love
Nhat HanhWe try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember. ✨ Nhất Hạnh (Thích.), Thich Nhat Hanh (1993). Love in Action: Writ… ▶372HumanityLove
Nhat HanhAs a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). Be Free Where You Are: A Ta… ▶361HumanityReading
Nhat HanhRoot out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.361LifeLoveThought
Nhat HanhThe situation the Earth is in today has been created by unmindful production and unmindful consumption. We consume to forget our worries and our anxieties. Tranquilising ourselves… ▶373Thought
Nhat HanhMother Earth is very talented. She has produced Buddhas, bodhisattvas, great beings. ✨ Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: only love can save us from climate change. Interview with … ▶362Love
Nhat HanhDon't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.373Thought
Nhat HanhThe 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 (2008). Buddha Mind, B… ▶373ReadingThoughtTruth
Nhat HanhMeditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do … ▶362HumanityThought
Nhat HanhI have lost my smile, but don't worry. The dandelion has it.373Humor
Nhat HanhTo be beautiful means to be yourself.You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. When you are born a lotus flower, be a beautiful lotus flower, don't try… ▶373HumanityLifePolitics
Nhat HanhOne Buddha is not enough; we need to have many Buddhas. ✨ Zen and the art of protecting the planet by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2010.341Life
Nhat HanhIf you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.374LifeTime
Nhat HanhTrue love always brings joy to ourself and the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love. ✨ Nhất Hạnh (Thích.), Thich Nhat Hanh (1998). … ▶374LoveTruth
Nhat HanhLetting 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. 352Love
Nhat HanhMany of us worry about the situation of the world . . . We need to remain calm, to see clearly. Meditation is a means to be aware, and to try to help.363Sadness
Nhat HanhKnow that life can only be found in the present moment.341LifeTime
Nhat HanhIn order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.331Philosophy
Nhat HanhYou have to learn how to help a wounded child while still practicing mindful breathing. You should not allow yourself to get lost in action. Action should be meditation at the sam… ▶364ThoughtTime
Nhat HanhDo not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth. ✨ Thich … ▶375ThoughtTruth
Nhat HanhA human being is like a television set with millions of channels.... We cannot let just one channel dominate us. We have the seed of everything in us, and we have to recover our o… ▶364HumanityReading
Nhat HanhHappiness is available. Please help yourself to it. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). Being Peace, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com375Reading
Nhat HanhTo reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.364Hope
Nhat HanhSimple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Pa… ▶375HumanityLifePhilosophy
Nhat HanhEach moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). Happiness (EasyRead Edition), p.184, ReadHowYo… ▶364LifeReadingTime
Nhat HanhMost of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy. ✨ Thich Nhat Ha… ▶376LifePhilosophyTime
Nhat HanhAnger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.365Time
Nhat HanhThe most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition, p.20, Penguin332Life
