Quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh

Movies are food for our eyes, ears, and minds. When we watch TV, the program is our food. Children who spend five hours a day watching television are ingesting images that water the negative seeds of craving, fear, anger, and violence in them. We are exposed to so many forms, colors, sounds, smells, tastes, objects of touch, and ideas that are toxic and rob our body and consciousness of their well-being.

When you hold your cup and drink your tea in mindfulness and concentration, it's like you're performing a sacred ritual, and that is a prayer.

aprender a cultivar la ausencia de miedo, fundamento de la verdadera felicidad.

If we don't practice mindfulness, our cravings and sensual desires will overwhelm us.

You have to teach the child in you. You have to invite him to come with you and live life with you in the present moment. Of course, we can mindfully reflect upon and learn from the past, but when we do this we stay grounded in the present moment. If we are well grounded in the present moment, we can look skillfully at the past and learn from it without being sucked in and overwhelmed by it.

Advierte que el silencio viene de tu corazón y no de estar callado.

Our mothers and fathers helped us come to be and, even nlw, they continue to give us life.

Everyone needs a spiritual dimension in life. Without a spiritual dimension, it's very challenging to be with the daily difficulties we all encounter.

To be loved is to be recognized as existing.

There are moments when we think we're being silent because all around us there's no sound, but unless we calm our mind, talking is still going on all the time inside our head. That's not true silence.

Our spiritual ancestors have also given birth to us, and they, tol, continue to give birth to us.

Long live impermanence." Thanks to impermanence, we can change suffering into joy.

Realize that silence comes from your heart and not from the absence of talk.

If we don't acknowledge and look deeply at our own fears, we can draw dangers and accidents to us.

La capacidad de encarnar el desapego y la ausencia de miedo es un regalo mucho más precioso que el dinero o las riquezas materiales.

maitri, which can be translated as loving-kindness or benevolence.

You're aware of what's happening around you, but you also stay fully present within yourself; you don't lose yourself to the surrounding conditions. That is real solitude.

The space itself, your home, naturally has a message and intention.

Sitting meditation, walking meditation, and mindful eating are good opportunities for resting. When you feel agitated, if you are able to go to a park or a garden, it is an opportunity for rest. If you walk slowly and remember to take it easy, if you are able to sit and do nothing from time to time, you can rest deeply and enter a state of true ease.

Beginning anew is a wonderful practice. We can all practice beginning anew. We can always start over. With the help of deep looking, we can illuminate the present and gain a better understanding of the past. The past is within our reach, and we can transform it through meditation.

The word "body" here simply means a collection of energy—a body of energy. Modern science tells us that everything we perceive is energy.

The second element of true love is compassion, karuna. This is not only the desire to ease the pain of another person, but the ability to do so.

There are four elements that make up true love, the four immeasurable minds. They are maitri (loving kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (joy), and upeksha (equanimity, nondiscrimination).

Signlessness is not just an idea. When we look deeply into our children, we see all the elements that have produced them. They are the way they are because our culture, economy, society, and we ourselves are the way we are. We can't simply blame our children when things go wrong. Many causes and conditions have contributed. When we know how to transform ourselves and our society