“You discover that the main cause of your suffering is the seed of anger in you, because it has been watered too… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Fear gives life to anger. You don’t have peace when fear is there, so it becomes the soil on which anger can… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When anger manifests in us, we must recognize and accept that anger is there and that it needs to be tended to.… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“we are advised to tell the other person that we are angry, that we suffer. “Darling, I suffer, I’m angry, and I… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Thinking can push you to do or say things that are destructive, or it can create a lot of love. Every thought… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Our anger is a formation, a mental formation. Some mental formations are present all the time and are called “universal” (contact, attention,… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“To take good care of ourselves, we must go back and take care of the wounded child inside of us. You have… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Any peace talks should begin with making peace with ourselves. First we need to recognize our anger, embrace it, and make peace… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Suppose you are in the desert, and you only have one glass of muddy water. You have to transform the muddy water… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Just by breathing deeply on your anger, you will calm it. You are being mindful of your anger, not suppressing it...touching it… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When we are angry, what do we usually do? We shout, scream, and try to blame someone else for our problems. But… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“For example, the sound of the telephone can make us irritated and anxious. That is the sound of the telephone which comes as a… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Bhikkhus, the teaching is merely a vehicle to describe the truth. Don’t mistake it for the truth itself. A finger pointing at the moon… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Control the senses, practice equanimity. Live by disciplinary rules. Associate with good friends who are not lazy and live purely. Be courteous and well-mannered,… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“If you are lost in a forest at night, you can follow the North Star to find your way out. You follow the North… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“If you are a poet, you will clearly see a cloud floating on this sheet of paper. Thich Nhat Hanh” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“We have many kinds of energies in us, including the energies of anger, violence, and craving. But compassion is also a very strong energy.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Knowing how to handle suffering, you know at the same time how to produce happiness. And if you’re truly happy, we all profit from… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“Suppose you are in the desert, and you only have one glass of muddy water. You have to transform the muddy water into clear… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“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… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“There is no fire like lust, no vise like hatred, no trap like delusion, and no galloping river like craving.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
