Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you suffer, you can look deeply at your situation and find the many blessings that are already surrounding you. It is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In April, we cannot see sunflowers in France, so we might say the sunflowers do not exist. But the local farmers have… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Freedom is the basic condition for you to touch life, to touch the blue sky, the trees, the birds, the tea, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is a paradise of form and colors in the world. And because you have eyes still in good condition, you can… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The necessary condition for the existence of peace and joy is the awareness that peace and joy are available. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
