Activist Quote by Nhat Hanh

Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West, a rare combination of mystic, poet, scholar,…

— Joanna Macy

One of the books that has guided me in the last ten years of my life to help me to be that leader is…

— Sandra Cisneros

Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha.

— Sogyal Rinpoche

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Thích Nhat Hanh”

— S.J. Scott

“We Vietnamese have two philosophies to sustain us. The Confucian tells us how to behave when fate grants us peace and order. The Buddhist…

— Denis Johnson

[Thich Nhat Hanh] the one that revolutionized Buddhism. Instead of being monks just engaged in meditation, it was active Buddhism. You went out and…

— Sandra Cisneros

“Recently I came across a Zen prayer that Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk, recites prior to eating: "In this plate of food, I…

— Jacqueline A Bussie

“ALRIGHT then, be a Zen monk. But you wait and see. You'll be happy and bright. You'll laugh. People will envy and ridicule you.…

— Lew Welch

Thich Nhat Hanh has the ability to express some of the most profound teachings of interdependence and emptiness I've ever heard. With the eloquence…

— Jack Kornfield

“A Saigon Proverb: Doe la chine tran, neu buon la thua. Life is a struggle in which sorrow leads to defeat.”

— Kim Thúy

“A recently deceased American Zen master and navy veteran, John Daido Loori, used to say that those who think Buddhism is just about stillness…

— Mark Epstein

“If you are a poet, you will clearly see a cloud floating on this sheet of paper. Thich Nhat Hanh”

— Thich Nhat Hanh