All Nhat Hanh Quotes
- Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can… Alive
- I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech. Deep
- It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of… Created
- Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion. Cannot See
- I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid,… Become Solid
- If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. Buddhism
- I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my anger with care,… Acceptance
- A human being is like a television set with millions of channels.... We cannot let just one channel dominate us. We have the seed of… Cannot Let
- The electron is first of all your concept of the electron. All
- An oak tree is an oak tree. That is all it has to do. If an oak tree is less than an oak tree, then… All
- For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them. Abandon
- Understanding means throwing away your knowledge. Inspirational
- You are not an observer, you are a participant. Funny
- Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. Arrive
- In modern society most of us don't want to be in touch with ourselves; we want to be in touch with other things like religion,… Anytime
- The problem is whether we are determined to go in the direction of compassion or not. If we are, then can we reduce the suffering… Arrive
- Compassion is a verb. Compassion
- The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't… Carried
- In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality. Alert
- I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Attention
- The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each… Beautiful
- You have to learn how to help a wounded child while still practicing mindful breathing. You should not allow yourself to get lost in action.… Action
- Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all… All
- To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. Compassion
- When we walk like (we are rushing), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only… Anxiety