Kind Quotes by Nhat Hanh

To be free, first of all, is to be free from wrong views that are the foundation of all kinds of suffering…

— Nhat Hanh

When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love…

— Nhat Hanh

Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.

— Nhat Hanh

Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a…

— Nhat Hanh

Meditation is not to avoid society; it is to look deep to have the kind of insight you need to take action.…

— Nhat Hanh

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with…

— Nhat Hanh

The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If…

— Nhat Hanh

By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and…

— Nhat Hanh

I do many kinds of work, and if you forbid me from binding books, from gardening, from writing poetry, from practicing walking…

— Nhat Hanh

Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There…

— Nhat Hanh

If we face our unpleasant feelings with care, affection, and nonviolence, we can transform them into a kind of energy that is…

— Nhat Hanh

You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going…

— Nhat Hanh

If we take the time to look deeply, we see that understanding and compassion arise from suffering. Understanding is the understanding of…

— Nhat Hanh

As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that…

— Nhat Hanh

If you come to Plum Village in the summertime, you see many lotus flowers. Without the mud the lotus flowers cannot grow.…

— Nhat Hanh

The therapist does not treat patients by simply giving them another set of beliefs. He or she tries to help them see…

— Nhat Hanh

There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest…

— Nhat Hanh

Survival means the survival of human kind as a whole, not just a part of it. If the South cannot survive, then…

— Nhat Hanh

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening.…

— Nhat Hanh

When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our…

— Nhat Hanh

Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy…

— Nhat Hanh

Go back to the breathing and try to be in that moment deeply. Because there is a possibility to handle every kind…

— Nhat Hanh

We may think that justice is everyone being equal, having the same rights, sharing the same kind of advantages, but maybe we…

— Nhat Hanh

If you do not give right attention to the one you love, it is a kind of killing. When you are in…

— Nhat Hanh

If you realize that the other person is a human being too, and you have exactly the same kind of spiritual path,…

— Nhat Hanh

When we are angry, our anger is our very self. To suppress or chase away our anger is to suppress or chase…

— Nhat Hanh

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening.…

— Nhat Hanh

You can practice deep listening in order to relieve the suffering in us, and in the other person. That kind of listening…

— Nhat Hanh

Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind…

— Nhat Hanh

One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he…

— Nhat Hanh