“[I]f an arrow hits you, you will feel pain in that part of your body where the arrow hit; and then if a second arrow comes and strikes exactly at the same spot, the pain will not be only double,… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“This is the nonduality principle of Buddhism: there is nothing to throw away. If a person has never suffered, he or she will never be able to know happiness. If a person does not know what hunger is, he or… — Thích Nhất Hạnh 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 result of past actions and afflictions. If, however, we practice and acknowledge the sound of the telephone as a bell of mindfulness, then when the telephone rings we shall know how to bring our mind back… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share
“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 is not the moon. The finger is needed to know where to look for the moon, but if you mistake the finger for the moon itself, you will never know the real moon. The teaching is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“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 water to drink, you cannot just throw it away. So you let it settle for a while, and clear water will appear. In the same way, we have to convert anger into some kind of energy… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share
“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
