Quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh

Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.

Nothing can be by itself alone, no one can be by himself or herself alone, everyone has to inter-be with every one else. That is why, when you look outside, around you, you can see yourself.

True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There's no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity.

True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There's no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected.

The Five Mindfulness Trainings are needed because we're not fully enlightened yet. We don't need to practice the five trainings perfectly. If we know we're making steps in the right direction, that's good enough.

In this world, few people look with the eyes of compassion, and so we are cruel and merciless toward each other. The weak are always oppressed by the strong.

I am the twelve-year-old girl, refugee on a small boat, who throws herself into the ocean after being raped by a sea pirate. And I am the pirate, my heart not yet capable of seeing and loving.

Knowing how to suffer well is essential to realizing true happiness. SUFFERING

I have arrived, I am home," can make you very happy.

People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one's perception of reality, a barrier which Buddhism calls the attachment to the false view of self. Attachment to the false view of self means belief in the presence of unchanging entities which exist on their own.

Suffering has causes which can be illuminated in order to be removed

Elements like these are within us and all around us. In each second of our lives we can enjoy them. If we do so, seeds of peace, joy, and happiness will be planted in us, and they will become strong. The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now.

Having a good job is important. But being honest, living peacefully, and having a path to follow is more important.

We carry our past sorrows and anger and they become a kind of baggage that makes life heavy.

When you drink your tea, just drink your tea. Enjoy drinking your tea. Please don't drink your suffering, your despair, your projects.

Debemos aprender el arte de detenernos, de impedir que nuestros pensamientos, la energía de nuestros hábitos, nuestra falta de atención y las fuertes emociones nos sigan dominando.

Con ng??i sinh ra không có giai c?p. NÆ°á»›c m?t c?a ng??i nào cÅ©ng m?n, máu c?a ng??i nào cÅ©ng ??. Chia ng??i ra thành giai c?p ?? mà k? th? l?n nhau Ä'ó là má»™t Ä'i?u sai l?m.

Cuando somos conscientes y vivimos profundamente el momento presente, los frutos son siempre la comprensión, la aceptación, el amor y el deseo de aliviar el sufrimiento y proporcionar alegría.

Fear is an element that prevents us from letting go. We're fearful that if we let go we'll have nothing else to cling to.

We can see making breakfast as mundane work or as a privilege—it just depends on our way of looking.

We enjoy our time with others, but we don't get lost in our interactions.

When you suffer because of discrimination, there's always an urge to speak out. But even if you spend a thousand years speaking out, your suffering won't be relieved. Only through deep understanding and liberation from ignorance can can you be liberated from your suffering.

Understanding is the other name of love. If you don't understand, you can't love.