864 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

Suppose a friend who has come a long way to visit is having a cup of tea with us. Mindfulness helps the time we spend with her to be a time we won’t forget.

Ðóa hoa mầu hồng tôi cài trên áo anh rồi đó. Anh hãy sung sướng đi!

Is it possible to penetrate the Eighteen Elements in another way?' and the Buddha replied, "Yes, we can say that there are Six Elements ." These are the Four Great Elements (mahabhuta ) of earth, water, fire, and air, plus space and consciousness. All physical phenomena are made up of these Six Elements. If we observe these Six Elements inside us and around us, we see that we are not separate from the universe.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

Precepts in Buddhism and commandments in Judiasm and Christianity are important jewels that we need to study and practice. They provide guidelines that can help us transform our suffering.

When desire stops, there is no more fear. We are then truly free, peaceful, and happy.

When this body was just born, it was very light. As we grow, we tend to get weighed down by worries and lose our freshness and beauty. Mindful eating helps us regain this freshness, nourishing our spirits as well as our bodies. Eating with appreciation of our own bodies, we eat with more relaxation and joy.

Many people still believe that we can only be happy when we have a lot of money and power. Looking around, we see many people who have plenty of money and power, but who still suffer very deeply from stress and loneliness. So power and money are not the answer. We have to educate ourselves in the art of living mindfully.

Making an effort at the wrong time or place dissipates our energy.