Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon to be preserved in a museum. Only when a practitioner finds the spring of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The sangha is a community where there should be harmony and peace and understanding. That is something created by our daily life… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
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
The joy of life is born of concentration. When you are having a cup of tea, the value of that experience depends… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we live in the spirit of gratitude, there will be much happiness in our life. The one who is grateful is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, we talk of meditation as an act of awakening, to be awake to the fact that the earth is in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The heart of the matter is always our oneness with divine spirit, our union with all life. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The moment you wake up, right away, you can smile... You are aware that a new day is beginning, that life is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our life is a manifestation, and we can very well make that manifestation beautiful and meaningful and have a good influence. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we enter the present moment deeply, our regrets and sorrows disappear, and we discover life with all its wonders. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Water flows from high in the mountains Water runs deep in the Earth Miraculously, water comes to us, And sustains all life. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Live in such a way that you embody true peace, that you can be peace in every moment of your daily life.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Deep listening helps us to recognize the existence of wrong perceptions in the other person and wrong perceptions in us. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In us, there is a river of feelings, in which every drop of water is a different feeling, and each feeling relies… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. — 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
