Breath is aligned with both body and mind and it alone can bring them together. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They are part of our own body. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Loneliness cannot be alleviated just by the coming together of two bodies, unless there is also good communication, understanding, and loving kindness. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Are we treating our body kindly by the way we eat, by the way we drink, by the way we work? Are… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Action is called karma. And that's your continuation. When this body disintegrates, you continue on with your actions. It's like the cloud… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we eat mindfully, we consume exactly what we need to keep our bodies, our minds, and the Earth healthy. When we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Mindfulness practices enhance the connection between our body, our mind and everything else that is around us. Mindful living is the key… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You need the practice of mindfulness to bring your mind back to the body and establish yourself in the moment. If you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Suppose you are drinking a cup of tea. When you hold your cup, you may like to breathe in, to bring your… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a… — 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
