“For example, the sound of the telephone can make us irritated and anxious. That is the sound of the telephone which comes… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“You think that you’re safe when carrying your phone. But the truth is that mindfulness will do much more than a phone… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Do everything in mindfulness so you can really be there, so you can love.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“There is no reason why mindfulness should be different from focusing all one’s attention on one’s work, to be alert and to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is the energy that makes us fully present, fully alive in the here and the now.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“It’s like when you’re flying in an airplane. Whenever severe turbulence comes along, the seatbelt keeps you from getting thrown around the… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Buddha taught, “Breathing in, I recognize my feeling. Breathing out, I calm my feeling.” If you practice this, not only will your… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Meditation consists of generating three kinds of energy: mindfulness, concentration, and insight. These three energies give us power to nourish happiness and… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness. Don’t do any task in order to get it over with.… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The fruit of mindfulness practice is the realization that peace and joy are available within us and around us, right here and… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When anger comes up in us, we should begin to practice mindful breathing right away: “Breathing in, I know that anger is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“But work is life only when done in mindfulness. otherwise, one becomes life the person "who lives as though dead." We need… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is the capacity to shine the light of awareness onto what’s going on here and now. Mindfulness is the heart of… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“When anger manifests in us, we must recognize and accept that anger is there and that it needs to be tended to.… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Fifteen years ago, a business manager from the United States came to Plum Village to visit me. His conscience was troubled because… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The wise man, by vigor, mindfulness, restraint, and self-control, creates for himself an island which no flood can submerge.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Mindful breathing is the vehicle that you use to go back to your true home.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. It’s so clear. Mindfulness is the energy and practice that… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Our joy, our peace, our happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming our habit energies. There are positive… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Finding ways to protect yourself and promote your own well-being is the most basic investment you can make. [...] The foundation of… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE the big, full sunrise, the more mindful and concentrated you are, the more the beauty of the sunrise is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The greatest miracle is to be alive. We can put an end to our suffering just by realizing that our suffering is… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“THE FIVE CONTEMPLATIONS 1.This food is a gift of the Earth, the sky, numerous living beings, and much hard and loving work.… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Any peace talks should begin with making peace with ourselves. First we need to recognize our anger, embrace it, and make peace… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
