The sangha is a community where there should be harmony and peace and understanding. That is something created by our daily life… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When practiced to its fullest, mindful eating turns a simple meal into a spiritual experience, giving us a deep appreciation of all… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, there are three gems: Buddha, the awakened one; Dharma, the way of understanding and loving; and Sangha, the community that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises… — 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
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
If we take the time to look deeply, we see that understanding and compassion arise from suffering. Understanding is the understanding of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Without understanding, your love is not true love. You must look deeply in order to see and understand the needs, aspirations, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I know that we do not know enough. We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Without full awareness of breathing, there can be no development of meditative stability and understanding. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It's like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as… — 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
A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which… — 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
