12 Quotes & Sayings By Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen monk and a renowned teacher of mindfulness and compassion. He is the founding abbot of Plum Village, a community of monks and nuns in France, and of the City of Mindfulness near Acorn Hill, California. His books include The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching; Mindfulness; The Miracle of Mindfulness; Peace Is Every Step; Peace Is Every Moment; How to Walk Like a Buddha; and A Simple Path to Happiness. He has received numerous awards including the Gandhi Peace Award, the International Buddhist Union's Sakyamuni Medal, and the United Nations' Peace Prize Read more

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When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love is born. Nhat Hanh
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Science and mindfulness complement each other in helping people to eat well and maintain their health and well-being. Nhat Hanh
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We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. Nhat Hanh
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The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance. Nhat Hanh
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If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person. Nhat Hanh
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When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work. Nhat Hanh
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? Nhat Hanh
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Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace. Nhat Hanh
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Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart. Nhat Hanh
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Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre, and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. Nhat Hanh
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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. Nhat Hanh