The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I would not be happy if I could not become a monk. They call it the beginner's mind - the deep intention,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon to be preserved in a museum. Only when a practitioner finds the spring of wisdom in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If you are capable of brushing your teeth in mindfulness, then you will be able to enjoy the time when you take a shower,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If I am incapable of washing dishes joyfully, if I want to finish them quickly so I can go and have dessert, I will… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
When we have anger in us, we suffer. When we have discrimination in us, we suffer. When we have the complex of superiority, we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
