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Buddhism Quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

38 Buddhism quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Thích Nhất Hạnh teaches that awakening the true self starts with a smile, a moment that signals a new day and fresh awareness. He reminds us to be fully present while eating, to notice the taste of water, and to let go of craving, impermanence, and the path toward nirvana. His quotes also say that love needs understanding and that happiness and enlightenment are not destinations but ways of living.

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“Love has no meaning without understanding”

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“Only this actual moment is life.”

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“Buddhist teachings are meant to awaken our true self, not merely to add to our storehouse of knowledge. From”

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“If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an…

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“In the light of Buddhist meditation, love is impossible without understanding.”

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“The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the…

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“This is Buddhist meditation-to penetrate, to be one with, in order to really understand.”

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“Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.”

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“There is no way to happiness; happiness is the way. There is no way to enlightenment; enlightenment is the way.”

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“The moment you wake up, right away, you can smile. That’s a smile of enlightenment. You are aware that a new day…

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“Be the monarch of your life and sign the decree to exile suffering and call back from all points of the universe…

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“the concentrations on emptiness, signlessness, and aimlessness. They are known as the Three Doors of Liberation and are available in every school…

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“The teachings of the Buddha could be summarized in four short sentences. ... [The Buddha] said ... The bad things, don't do…

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“There is no distinction between means and ends. There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way…

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“We can also explore four additional concentrations on impermanence, non-craving, letting go, and nirvana. These four practices are found in Sutra on…

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“You cannot reach lofty heights in art if you do not first discover the unsurpassable beauty in your own heart. If you…

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“Buddhism teaches that joy and happiness arise from letting go. Please sit down and take an inventory of your life. There are…

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“The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much…

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“Breathing mindfully, you are already finding a refuge in your breath, and you become aware of what’s going on in your body,…

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“To take good care of ourselves, we must go back and take care of the wounded child inside of us. You have…

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“We know very well that we have ancestors. But our ancestors are not only human. We have animal ancestors; we have plant…

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“We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really…

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“Discussing God is not the best use of our energy. If we touch the Holy Spirit, we touch God not as a…

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“To be enlightened is always to be enlightened about something. I am enlightened about the fact that I am drinking a glass…

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“This is the nonduality principle of Buddhism: there is nothing to throw away. If a person has never suffered, he or she…

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“Fifteen years ago, a business manager from the United States came to Plum Village to visit me. His conscience was troubled because…

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“In Asia, we say that there are three sources of energy--sexual, breath, and spirit...You need to know how to reestablish the balance,…

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“Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of theologians and professors of religion, an Indian Christian friend told the assembly, “We…

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“If you know how to be happy with the wonders of life that are already there for you to enjoy, you don't…

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“Buddha taught, “Breathing in, I recognize my feeling. Breathing out, I calm my feeling.” If you practice this, not only will your…

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“When we extinguish our ideas of more and less, is and is not, we attain the extinction of ideas and notions, which…

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“Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and failure to listen, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening…

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“ENJOY BEING ALIVE To breathe and know you are alive is wonderful. Because you are alive, everything is possible. The Sangha, the…

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“If I don't understand you, I may be angry at you, all the time. We are not capable of understanding each other,…

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“the four sacred and wonderful truths of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths are: first, there is suffering; second, there is a path…

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“But sharing does not mean wanting others to abandon their own spiritual roots and embrace your faith. That would be cruel. People…

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“150 The Arhat IN OUR SOCIETY, we’re inclined to see doing nothing as something negative, even evil. But when we lose ourselves…

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“Bhikkhus, the teaching is merely a vehicle to describe the truth. Don’t mistake it for the truth itself. A finger pointing at…

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“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.”

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“We have many kinds of energies in us, including the energies of anger, violence, and craving. But compassion is also a very strong energy.”

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“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they…

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“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.”

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“There is no fire like lust, no vise like hatred, no trap like delusion, and no galloping river like craving.”

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