The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I would not be happy if I could not become a monk. They call it the beginner's mind - the deep intention,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If the people who hurt us have anger or desperation within them then they suffer. When you see that someone suffers, you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Fear is born from ignorance. We think that the other person is trying to take away something from us. But if we… — 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
The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
No thought about the past or future can pull you away from your present peace and joy. The universe exists in this… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried… — 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
