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
When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In April, we cannot see sunflowers in France, so we might say the sunflowers do not exist. But the local farmers have… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are at war with our parents, our family, our society, or our church, there is probably a war going on… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Are we treating our body kindly by the way we eat, by the way we drink, by the way we work? Are… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest… — 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
There are two ways to wash the dishes. One way is to wash them to get them clean. The other way is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is difficult to explain to children in the "overdeveloped" nations that not all children in the world have such beautiful and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Suppose you are drinking a cup of tea. When you hold your cup, you may like to breathe in, to bring your… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
How do you want to create peace, if there is no peace inside yourselves? — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The reason we might lose love is because we are always looking outside of us, thinking that the object or action of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you have not suffered hunger, you do not appreciate having something to eat. If you have not gone through a war,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are not peaceful, if we are not feeling well in our skin, we cannot demonstrate real peace, and we cannot… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you enter deeply into this moment, you see the nature of reality, and this insight liberates you from suffering and confusion.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The healing of ourselves is the healing of the whole nation. Society is only a manifestation of our collective consciousness and our… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is, first of all, a tool for surveying our territory so we can know what is going on. With the energy… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
By eating meat we share responsibility for causing climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The 7 factors of enlightenment: mindfullness, investigation of mental objects, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity. — 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
