The necessary condition for the existence of peace and joy is the awareness that peace and joy are available. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we… — 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
But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Without collective awakening the catastrophe will come. I think people in the mass media, journalists, film makers and others, you can contribute… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Freedom is the basic condition for you to touch life, to touch the blue sky, the trees, the birds, the tea, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our… — 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… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don't really live their 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
I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Dealing with our overweight - or with any of our life's difficulties, for that matter - is not a battle to be… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We are determined not to take as the aim of our life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure, nor to accumulate wealth… — 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
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
As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves… — 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
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
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 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
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
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
