Quotes from Thích Nh?t H?nh

We have to believe that by engaging in dialogue with the other person, we have the possibility of making a change within ourselves, that we can become deeper.

Treat your anger with the utmost respect and tenderness, for it is no other than yourself.

We can recognize happiness only when we remember the times of suffering!

Look at the body as a royal chariot to which the ignorant cling, while the wise let go.

Let one embrace his own truth and devote himself to its fulfillment.

As long as we're rejecting ourselves and causing harm to our bodies and minds, there's no point in talking about loving and accepting others.

When we want to understand something, we cannot just stand outside and observe it. We have to enter deeply into it and be one with it in order to really understand. If we want to understand a person, we have to feel his feelings, suffer his sufferings, and enjoy his joy.

By oneself is evil done, by oneself is one made impure. By oneself is evil undone, by oneself is one made pure. Each one is responsible for purity and impurity. No one can cleanse another.

Faith is having a path that leads you to freedom, liberation, and the transformation of afflictions.

The difficult truth is that the basic law of thermodynamics still holds: When we eat more calories than we expend, we gain weight. When we burn more energy through physical activity or exercise than we take in from food and drinks, we lose weight.

While they could appreciate the artistry of the dancers and musicians, they were not carried away by the pleasures they offered. They had their own dreams—to find answers concerning the spiritual quest and the renewal of society.

You only need to breathe mindfully and smile to your habit energy: "Oh, I got pulled away by that again." When you can recognize habit energies this way, they lose their hold on you, and you're free once again to live peacefully and happily in the present.

Father, a day upon the throne would be like a day of sitting on a bed of hot coals for me. If my heart has no peace, how can I fulfil your or the people's trust in me? I have seen how quickly time passes, and I know my youth is no different. Please grant me your permission.

our forgetfulness of its sacred nature, which is also our own sacred nature.

Ðóa hoa m?u h?ng tôi cài trên áo anh r?i Ä'ó. Anh hãy sung sÆ°á»›ng Ä'i!

In a place where there is something that can be distinguished by signs, in that place there is deception. If you can see the signless nature of signs, then you can see the Tathagata.

Many of us continue to run even in our sleep. We can never rest. In our dreams, in our nightmares, we continue to run.

Of course, to lose weight, dieters need to eat fewer calories than they burn.

When we walk with solidity and freedom, and when mindfulness of our breathing brings us solidity, freedom, peace, and joy, then the Pure Land is there right away.

Death is an illusion, life is a dream and we are the creator of our own imagination. The present moment is the only moment available to us and is the doorway to all moments.