“Bhikkhus, what is meant by ‘pursuing the past’? To pursue the past means to lose yourself in thoughts about what you looked… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“[I]f an arrow hits you, you will feel pain in that part of your body where the arrow hit; and then if… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“WHEN WE LOOK deeply at the nature of things, we see that in fact everything is impermanent. Nothing exists as a permanent… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You know that your happiness and suffering depend on the happiness and suffering of others. That insight helps you not to do… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Be the monarch of your life and sign the decree to exile suffering and call back from all points of the universe… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“This is the nonduality principle of Buddhism: there is nothing to throw away. If a person has never suffered, he or she… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Without suffering there cannot be happiness. Without mud there cannot be any lotus flowers.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“For many people, it [suffering] starts already at a very young age. So what don't schools teach our young people the way… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Our happiness and suffering are the happiness and suffering of others.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“You discover that the main cause of your suffering is the seed of anger in you, because it has been watered too… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“If you know how to make good use of the mud, you can grow beautiful lotuses. If you know how to make… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“When we are caught in notions, rituals, and the outer forms of the practice, not only can we not receive and embody… — 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… — 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
