Quotes from Thích Nh?t H?nh

Harmony and One-ness with all living beings.

The Buddha said that if we know how to look deeply into our suffering and recognize its source of food, we are already on the path of emancipation.

In a family, if there is one person who practices mindfulness, the entire family will be more mindful.

Life is enhanced and ultimately perfected by inward development.

We practice so that each moment of our life becomes real life. And, therefore, when we meditate, we sit for sitting; we don't sit for something else.

Mind is the forerunner of all actions. All deeds are led by mind, created by mind. If one speaks or acts with a corrupt mind, suffering follows. If one speaks or acts with a serene mind, happiness follows.

If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive.

Jesus said that it is as difficult for a wealthy person to enter the Kingdom of God as it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.

Using your intelligence and your compassion, you'll be able to find your way out of any difficulty that arises in daily life. This gives you greater confidence in your own capability, making you even more solid.

Those who fail to distinguish the nonessential from the essential and the essential from the nonessential will, in feeding all wrong thoughts, fail to attain the essential.

Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment.

As rain pours through poorly thatched houses, so does desire penetrate an undeveloped mind.

Just as an arrow smith shapes an arrow to perfection with fire, so does the wise man shape his mind.

Death drowns the unsatisfied man, whose restless mind clutches for greater and greater pleasures.

truth. Avoid being narrow-minded and bound to present views. Learn and practice nonattachment from views in order to be open to receive others' viewpoints. When we look into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in the cosmos in it. Without clouds, there could be no rain, and there would be no flower. No

He knew that even his own father's authority was fragile and restricted—a king did not possess true freedom but was imprisoned by his position.

We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really be here with the people at the table. As we chew our food, we should really be here with what we are eating. We can get deeply in touch with the food, which is a gift from the earth and sky.

In what spirit is this explanation given? Without being caught up in signs, just according to things as they are, without agitation.

Committed to Improving the State of Every Heart.

When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such as anger, fear, and despair, allowing us to see reality more clearly.

Jesus Christ is still manifesting himself in many thousands of ways. He is manifesting himself all around you. We need to be alert in order to recognize his manifestations. If you are not mindful or attentive, you will miss him because you will miss his manifestations.

You have feet, and if you don't make use of them it's a loss and a waste. Someone is telling you now so that in the future you cannot say: "No one told me that it was important to enjoy using my feet.

Our message is first and foremost a nonverbal one; our message is our own action.

When our beliefs are based on our own direct