We may think that justice is everyone being equal, having the same rights, sharing the same kind of advantages, but maybe we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The terrorists, they have the wrong perception. They believe that the other group is trying to destroy them as a religion, as… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we change our daily lives - the way we think, speak and act - we change the world. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Fear is born from ignorance. We think that the other person is trying to take away something from us. But if we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Without collective awakening the catastrophe will come. I think people in the mass media, journalists, film makers and others, you can contribute… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Spiritual practice is not just sitting and meditation. Practice is looking, thinking, touching, drinking, eating and talking. Every act, every breath, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. When a child presents himself to you with… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. A… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I am in the present. I don't think of the past. I don't think of the future. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is not to avoid society; it is to look deep to have the kind of insight you need to take action.… — 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
