“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Releasing both victory and defeat, the tranquil minds dwell in happiness. Victory produces hostility.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Everyday we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life...our way of… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“I vow to ingest only items that preserve well-being, peace, and joy in my body and my consciousness... Practicing a diet is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“To be enlightened is always to be enlightened about something. I am enlightened about the fact that I am drinking a glass… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Ignorance is in each cell of our body and our consciousness. It's like a drop of ink diffused in a glass of… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Fear gives life to anger. You don’t have peace when fear is there, so it becomes the soil on which anger can… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“To stop the drug traffic is not the best way to prevent people from using drugs. The best way is to practice… — 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
“Once we recognize that all things are impermanent, we have no problem enjoying them. In fact, real peace and joy are only… — 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
“When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Peace can exist only in the present moment. It is rid iculous to say "Wait until I finish this, then I will… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Any meaningful work for peace must follow the principle of nonduality, the principle of penetration.” — 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
“The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people;… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When we see the nature of interbeing, barriers between ourselves and others are dissolved, and peace, love, and understanding are possible. Whenever… — 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
