“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Only by looking deeply into the nature of your fear can you find the way out.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Invite your fear into consciousness, and smile through it; every time you smile through your fear, it will lose some of its… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“If we have too many worries, fears, and doubts, we have no room for living and loving. We need to practice letting… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“When desire stops, there is no more fear. We are then truly free, peaceful, and happy.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The first part of looking at our fear is just inviting it into our awareness without judgment.” — 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
“Friends, being lost in thoughts is one of the things that prevents us from making true contact with life. If you are… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Clinging to what is dear brings sorrow and fear. Sorrow and fear spring from affection; from indulgence in sensual pleasures; from preoccupation… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“You can sit down with that fearful child inside and be gentle with him or her. You might say something like this:… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to… — 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
