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[Wikipedia] Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western pra

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• Go slowly, breathe and smile. Breathe
• Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment. Breathe
• Every one of us needs a home. The world needs a home. There are so many young people who are homeless. They may have a… Building
• "I am breathing in and liberating my mind. I am breathing out and liberating my mind." One practices like this. Breathing
• As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing. Angry
• It's like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have… Attitude
• The war is in our souls. Inspirational
• Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool… All
• The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go. Awakening
• Even if we cannot be completely non-voilent, by being vegetarian we are going in the direction of non-voilence Completely
• I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking,… Act
• Our life is a manifestation, and we can very well make that manifestation beautiful and meaningful and have a good influence. Beautiful
• If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world. Beauty
• Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful. Beautiful
• When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You… Along
• During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes… Buddhist
• Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to… Able
• When you drop bombs on the enemy, you drop those same bombs on yourself, your own country. Bombs
• Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn… Already Present
• Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware. Alive
• Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe… Anger
• If we face our unpleasant feelings with care, affection, and nonviolence, we can transform them into a kind of energy that is healthy and has… Affection
• A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which create happiness in… Accepting
• Walk so that your footprints bear only the marks of peaceful joy and complete freedom. To do this you have to learn to let go.… Bear
• Let us not be afraid of decreasing. It is like the moon, we see the moon increasing and decreasing, but it is always the moon. Afraid

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