Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes & Wisdom
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“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 step, a flower blooms.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes & Wisdom- “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes & Wisdom- “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes & Wisdom- |
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“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”
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“When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.”
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“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
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“When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.”
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“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
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“We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs. To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women. To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come. ”
“Compassion is a verb.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else. In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “I have noticed that people are dealing too much with the negative, with what is wrong. ... Why not try the other way, to look into the patient and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “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 humankind.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “In true love, you attain freedom.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.” -How To Fight Thich 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 be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “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 print peace and serenity on the earth... Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- |
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
-How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Because you are alive, everything is possible.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth... This is the real message of love.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “My actions are my only true belongings.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Our own life has to be our message.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Life is available only in the present moment.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful...How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- “To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.” -How To Fight Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes- |