Buddhism Quotes by Nhat Hanh

We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.

— Nhat Hanh

Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment.

— Nhat Hanh

One Buddha is not enough; we need to have many Buddhas.

— Nhat Hanh

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

— Nhat Hanh

Buddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.

— Nhat Hanh

The buddha called suffering a holy truth, because our suffering has the capacity of showing us the path to liberation. Embrace your…

— Nhat Hanh

The 7 factors of enlightenment: mindfullness, investigation of mental objects, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity.

— Nhat Hanh

Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions, ideas, and notions that are at the base of our suffering is the most important practice…

— Nhat Hanh

The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.

— Nhat Hanh

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world,…

— Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, we talk of meditation as an act of awakening, to be awake to the fact that the earth is in…

— Nhat Hanh

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

— Nhat Hanh

I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,…

— Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with…

— Nhat Hanh

Sometimes you have a flash of insight, but it's not strong enough to survive. Therefore in the practice of Buddhism, samadhi is…

— Nhat Hanh

One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he…

— Nhat Hanh

When you climb a ladder and arrive on the sixth step and you think that is the highest, then you cannot come…

— Nhat Hanh

You are a Buddha, and so is everyone else. I didn't make that up. It was the Buddha himself who said so.…

— Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power…

— Nhat Hanh

Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING…

— Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, there are three gems: Buddha, the awakened one; Dharma, the way of understanding and loving; and Sangha, the community that…

— Nhat Hanh

In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the…

— Nhat Hanh

We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is…

— Nhat Hanh

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

Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into…

— Nhat Hanh

Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.

— Nhat Hanh

In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all…

— Nhat Hanh

It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form…

— Nhat Hanh

In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing.…

— Nhat Hanh