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Nhat Hanh Quotes - Page 20

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The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor

The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor character, and being satisfied with only a shallow understanding of the teaching.

Teaching, Character, People

"Old Path White Clouds". Book by Thich Nhat Hanh, 1987.

To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

Eye, Meditation, Feelings

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

Knowing, Ugly, Return

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Teachings on Love: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.46, ReadHowYouWant.com

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

Healing, Buddhism, Thinking

"This Is The Buddha's Love". Interview with Melvin McLeod, www.pbs.org. June 3, 2010.

When the energy of compassion and love touches us, healing establishes itself.

Healing, Compassion, And Love

Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn (2011). “True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart”, p.53, Shambhala Publications

Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and reciting prayers. Each act must be carried out in mindfulness.

Prayer, Reading, Meditation

Thich Nhat Hanh (1996). “The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation”, p.24, Beacon Press

In order to rally people, governments need enemies... if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

Peace, Real, War

When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You hurry to get past these obstacles and get to the ocean. But as the creek moves down through the fields, it becomes larges and calmer and it can enjoy the reflection of the sky. It's wonderful. You will arrive at the sea anyway so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the sunshine, the sunset, the moon, the birds, the trees, and the many beauties along the way. Taste every moment of your daily life.

Ocean, Moving, Sunset

If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.

Mother, Dying, Earth

"How a sense of sacred can help sustainable business" by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2013.

Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.

Money, Real, Inner Peace

Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.80, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid.

Practice, Mindfulness, Ifs

You can only recognize your happiness against the background of suffering.

Suffering, Backgrounds

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com.

To be free, first of all, is to be free from wrong views that are the foundation of all kinds of suffering and fear and violence.

Views, Suffering, Foundation

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com.

Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.

Life, Tea Drinking, Live In The Moment

Thich Nhat Hanh (2012). “The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh”, p.50, Shambhala Publications

I know that we do not know enough. We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

Reality, Order, Understanding

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com.

While washing dishes one should be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing dishes.

Mean, Facts, Should

Various, Ledi Sayadaw, Bhikkhu Khantipalo, Nyanaponika Thera, Padmasiri de Silva (2012). “Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVI: Numbers 231–247”, p.66, Buddhist Publication Society

The Buddha always reminds us that our afflictions, including our fear and our desiring, are born from our ignorance. That is why in order to dissipate fear, we have to remove wrong perception.

Ignorance, Order, Perception

"Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh". Interview with Bell Hooks, www.lionsroar.com. March 24, 2017.

If the people who hurt us have anger or desperation within them then they suffer. When you see that someone suffers, you might be motivated by a desire to help him not to suffer anymore.

Hurt, People, Suffering

"Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh". Interview with bell hooks, plumvillage.org. January 1, 2000.

I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.

Practice, Listening, Speech

Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn (2011). “True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart”, p.88, Shambhala Publications

May we awaken from forgetfulness and realize our true home.

Home, May, Realizing

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Breathing, Wonderful, Moments

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.31, ReadHowYouWant.com

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

Happiness, Yoga, Home

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. March 2010.

When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling each other about our own suffering, without blame or condemnation. It takes maybe one, two, three weeks to do that. And if communication and understanding are possible, negotiation will be easier. So if I am to organize a peace negotiation, I will organize it in that way.

Communication, Two, Eating Together

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com.

In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing. If you are too sure, if you always have conviction, then you may be caught in your wrong perception for a long time.

Time, Buddhism, Long

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.72, ReadHowYouWant.com

From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth.

People, Peaceful, Tea

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace”, p.4, ReadHowYouWant.com

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