“My teaching is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not mistake the finger for the moon.” In” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Buddhist teachings are meant to awaken our true self, not merely to add to our storehouse of knowledge. From” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Let one mold himself in accordance with the precepts he teachers.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“A foolish man clings to wrong views, mocks the teaching of the righteous, and invites ruin and destruction.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books are still banned. — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The teachings of the Buddha could be summarized in four short sentences. ... [The Buddha] said ... The bad things, don't do… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“It is often said that the Buddha’s teaching is only a raft to help you cross the river, a finger pointing to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Each of us is a product of our family, environment, friends, education, culture, and society. These conditions lead to a certain way… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Bhikkhus, the teaching is merely a vehicle to describe the truth. Don’t mistake it for the truth itself. A finger pointing at… — Thich Nhat Hanh 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