864 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

There is no birth and death; everything dies and renews itself all the time. When you get that kind of insight, you no longer tire yourself out with anxiety and aversion.

If you get angry every day, your seed of anger will grow bigger and bigger, and it will be much more difficult for compassion to grow. Without compassion, it will be difficult to use loving speech.

Living peacefully and happily is the best way to show our gratitude and is our greatest gift for the world and the next generation.

Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.

Our own life has to be our message.

As you practice building a home in yourself, you become more and more beautiful.

If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything.

You have to practice going back to your wounded child every day. You have to embrace him or her tenderly, like a big brother or a big sister.

While practicing mindfulness, don’t be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.