“When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone;… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“A single wise word bringing peace to the listener is worth more than a thousand speeches of empty words.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh 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
“The wise man carefully, moment by moment, one by one, eliminates the stains of his mind.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“It is not words or concepts that are important. What is important is our insight into the nature of reality and our… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Meditation consists of generating three kinds of energy: mindfulness, concentration, and insight. These three energies give us power to nourish happiness and… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Three virtues are required if we are to be true leaders: the virtue of cutting off, the virtue of loving, and the… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The wise man, by vigor, mindfulness, restraint, and self-control, creates for himself an island which no flood can submerge.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Views, knowledge, and even wisdom are solid, and can block the way of understanding.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Just as an arrow smith shapes an arrow to perfection with fire, so does the wise man shape his mind.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding” — Thich Nhat Hanh 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
