In our consciousness, there are many negative seeds and also many positive seeds. The practice is to avoid watering the negative seeds,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In every one of us there are good seeds and bad. We have the seed of brotherhood, love, compassion, insight. But we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it… — 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
Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Recently, one friend asked me, "How can I force myself to smile when I am filled with sorrow? It isn't natural." I… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We all have the seeds of love in us.We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you get angry easily, it may be because the seed of anger in you has been watered frequently over many years,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Seeds can produce seeds Seeds can produce formations. Formations can produce seeds. Formations can produce formations. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our role as gardeners is to choose, plant and tend the best seeds within the garden of our consciousness. Learning to look… — 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
