Our lives Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Happiness is the cessation of suffering.

— Nhat Hanh

We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.

— Nhat Hanh

If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile?

— Nhat Hanh

Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl.

— Nhat Hanh

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

I vow to live fully in each moment.

— Nhat Hanh

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

Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.

— Nhat Hanh

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

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

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

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

When we have anger in us, we suffer. When we have discrimination in us, we suffer. When we have the complex of superiority, we…

— Nhat Hanh

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in…

— Nhat Hanh

It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger.…

— Nhat Hanh