“We have negative mental habits that come up over and over again. One of the most significant negative habits we should be aware of is that of constantly allowing our mind to run off into the future. Perhaps we got… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“For example, the sound of the telephone can make us irritated and anxious. That is the sound of the telephone which comes as a… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Bhikkhus, the teaching is merely a vehicle to describe the truth. Don’t mistake it for the truth itself. A finger pointing at the moon… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Control the senses, practice equanimity. Live by disciplinary rules. Associate with good friends who are not lazy and live purely. Be courteous and well-mannered,… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“If you are lost in a forest at night, you can follow the North Star to find your way out. You follow the North… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“If you are a poet, you will clearly see a cloud floating on this sheet of paper. Thich Nhat Hanh” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“We have many kinds of energies in us, including the energies of anger, violence, and craving. But compassion is also a very strong energy.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Knowing how to handle suffering, you know at the same time how to produce happiness. And if you’re truly happy, we all profit from… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“Suppose you are in the desert, and you only have one glass of muddy water. You have to transform the muddy water into clear… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“There is no fire like lust, no vise like hatred, no trap like delusion, and no galloping river like craving.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
