The therapist does not treat patients by simply giving them another set of beliefs. He or she tries to help them see… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Inside every one of us is a garden, and every practitioner has to go back to their garden and take care of… — 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
Many of us worry about the situation of the world . . . We need to remain calm, to see clearly. Meditation… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
A summer breeze can be very refreshing; but if we try to put it in a tin can so we can have… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you have not suffered hunger, you do not appreciate having something to eat. If you have not gone through a war,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it… — 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
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
Go back to the breathing and try to be in that moment deeply. Because there is a possibility to handle every kind… — 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
