We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Recently, one friend asked me, "How can I force myself to smile when I am filled with sorrow? It isn't natural." I… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Human beings are innately loving beings. When we fail to love, it is because an element of ignorance has intruded into our… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you realize that the other person is a human being too, and you have exactly the same kind of spiritual path,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Do not live with a vocation that is harmful to humans and nature. Do not invest in companies that deprive others of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We humans think we are smart, but an orchid, for example, knows how to produce noble, symmetrical flowers, and a snail knows… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is often said that the Buddha's teaching is only a raft to help you cross the river, a finger pointing to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Be angry, it's okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Survival means the survival of human kind as a whole, not just a part of it. If the South cannot survive, then… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
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 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
