We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could… — 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,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The organic gardener does not think of throwing away the garbage. She knows that she needs the garbage. She is capable of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you climb a ladder and arrive on the sixth step and you think that is the highest, then you cannot come… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is no birth, there is no death; there is no coming, there is no going; there is no same, there is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Listening is a very deep practice. You have to empty yourself. You have to leave space in order to listen especially to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are not empty, we become a block of matter. We cannot breathe, we cannot think. To be empty means to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent. — 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
Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge. You have to be able to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We humans think we are smart, but an orchid, for example, knows how to produce noble, symmetrical flowers, and a snail knows… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We have the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast. But in the name of freedom, people have done a lot of… — 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
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
