I would not be happy if I could not become a monk. They call it the beginner's mind - the deep intention,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The first thing I learned was that even if you have a lot of money and power and fame, you can still… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. Look at me: I arrive in every second to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope. The rhythm of my heart is the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Silence is essential for deep transformation. It allows the practice of conscious breathing to become deep and effective. Like still water that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don't have… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don't have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is a paradise of form and colors in the world. And because you have eyes still in good condition, you can… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in… — 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
