--- title: "5 Modern life Quotes By Thích Nhất Hạnh" description: "5 Modern life quotes by Thích Nhất Hạnh. Plus more from Thích Nhất Hạnh and more Modern life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_food_your-body-belongs-to-the-earth-in-modern_110142.jpg" --- > [“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/your-body-belongs-to-the-earth-in-modern-life-people-tend-to-think/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_food_your-body-belongs-to-the-earth-in-modern_110142.jpg) > [“If you abandon your two glasses of wine, it is to show your children, your friends, and your society that your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/if-you-abandon-your-two-glasses-of-wine-it-is-to-show-your-children/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_alcohol_if-you-abandon-your-two-glasses-of-wine_558269.jpg) > [“In modern life, people think that their body belongs to them and they can do anything they want to it. When they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/in-modern-life-people-think-that-their-body-belongs-to-them-and-they/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_health_in-modern-life-people-think-that-their-b_934456.jpg) > [“Sometimes we don't need to eat or drink as much as we do, but it has become a kind of addiction. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/sometimes-we-don-t-need-to-eat-or-drink-as-much-as-we-do-but-it-has/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_addiction_sometimes-we-don-t-need-to-eat-or-drink_1510600.jpg) > [“In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they want to themselves. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/in-modern-life-people-tend-to-think-their-bodies-belong-to-them-that/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_life_in-modern-life-people-tend-to-think-thei_2399073.jpg) ## Other authors on Modern life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-will-rogers-95078.jpg) Will Rogers 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/will-rogers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-ken-breniman-22928.jpg) Ken Breniman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/ken-breniman/) - [Karl Kristian Flores 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/karl-kristian-flores/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-foster-wallace-27461.jpg) David Foster Wallace 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/david-foster-wallace/) ## More by Thích Nhất Hạnh > [“For example, the sound of the telephone can make us irritated and anxious. That is the sound of the telephone which comes as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/for-example-the-sound-of-the-telephone-can-make-us-irritated-and/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/bhikkhus-the-teaching-is-merely-a-vehicle-to-describe-the-truth-don-t/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/if-we-practice-walking-meditation-we-walk-just-for-walking-not-to/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/control-the-senses-practice-equanimity-live-by-disciplinary-rules/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“If you are lost in a forest at night, you can follow the North Star to find your way out. You follow the North…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/if-you-are-lost-in-a-forest-at-night-you-can-follow-the-north-star-to/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“If you are a poet, you will clearly see a cloud floating on this sheet of paper. Thich Nhat Hanh”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/if-you-are-a-poet-you-will-clearly-see-a-cloud-floating-on-this-sheet/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/happiness-can-be-attained-by-letting-go-including-letting-go-of-your/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“We have many kinds of energies in us, including the energies of anger, violence, and craving. But compassion is also a very strong energy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/we-have-many-kinds-of-energies-in-us-including-the-energies-of-anger/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/knowing-how-to-handle-suffering-you-know-at-the-same-time-how-to/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/you-have-to-realize-that-happiness-is-not-something-you-find-at-the/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“Suppose you are in the desert, and you only have one glass of muddy water. You have to transform the muddy water into clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/suppose-you-are-in-the-desert-and-you-only-have-one-glass-of-muddy/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/when-you-speak-allow-the-insight-of-our-collective-humanity-to-speak/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/your-body-belongs-to-the-earth-in-modern-life-people-tend-to-think/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/a-single-wise-word-bringing-peace-to-the-listener-is-worth-more-than/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) > [“There is no fire like lust, no vise like hatred, no trap like delusion, and no galloping river like craving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/there-is-no-fire-like-lust-no-vise-like-hatred-no-trap-like-delusion/) [Thích Nhất Hạnh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-life/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/#itemlist", "name": "5 Modern life Quotes By Thích Nhất Hạnh", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Your body belongs to the earth. 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