“Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“But the word faith is better translated as “confidence” and “trust,” because it is about something inside you and not directed toward… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“To me, religious life is life. I do not see any reason to spend one’s whole life tasting just one kind of… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“There is a saying: If a tiger comes down off his mountain and goes to the lowlands, he will be caught by… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Jesus said, “If those who lead you say to you, ‘Look, the Kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of theologians and professors of religion, an Indian Christian friend told the assembly, “We… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When we are caught in notions, rituals, and the outer forms of the practice, not only can we not receive and embody… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“In Asia, we say that there are three sources of energy--sexual, breath, and spirit...You need to know how to reestablish the balance,… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“But sharing does not mean wanting others to abandon their own spiritual roots and embrace your faith. That would be cruel. People… — 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
