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Nhat Hanh Quotes - Page 4

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No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

Understanding, Blame, Argument

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace”, p.131, ReadHowYouWant.com

When we have anger in us, we suffer. When we have discrimination in us, we suffer. When we have the complex of superiority, we suffer. When we have the complex of inferiority, we suffer also. So when we are capable of transforming these negative things in us, we are free and happiness is possible.

Suffering, Negative, Inferiority

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

A flower is not a flower. It is made only of non-flower elements - sunshine, clouds, time, space, earth, minerals, gardeners, and so on. A true flower contains the whole universe. If we return any one of these non-flower elements to its source, there will be no flower.

Flower, Sunshine, Clouds

Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.129, Harmony

Breathe and you dwell in the here and now, breath and you see impermanence is life.

Yoga, Breathe, Here And Now

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Breathe, You are Alive!: The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.

Ideas, Something New, Accepting

Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.12, Harmony

If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.

Heart, Love Is, Miracle

Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.69, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

Life, Buddhist, Morning

FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Dec 18, 2015

I will practice coming back to the present moment...not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past or letting anxieties, fears, or cravings pull me out.

Regret, Past, Practice

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.

Home, Mean, Care

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

Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.

Laughter, Dark, Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Be Free Where You Are: A Talk Given at the Maryland Correctional Institute: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com

At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.

Spiritual, Yoga, Choices

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.

Inspirational, Life, Change

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

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

Thanks, Nothing Lasts Forever, Infinite Possibilities

Thich Nhat Hanh (2000). “Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers”, p.20, Penguin

The Buddha said, 'Nothing can survive without food.' This is a very simple and very deep truth. Love and hate are both living phenomena. If we do not nourish our love, it will die and may turn into hate. If we want love to last, we have to nurture it and give it food every day. Hate is the same; if we don't feed it, it cannot survive.

Motivational, Hate, Simple

Be angry, it's okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.

Nice, Okay, Making Peace

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

To be loved means to be recognized as existing.

Mean

Thich Nhat Hanh (2013). “The Path of Emancipation: Talks from a 21-day Mindfulness Retreat”, p.64, Parallax Press

Meditation is not meant to help us avoid problems or run away from difficulties. It is meant to allow positive healing to take place. To meditate is to learn how to stop—to stop being carried away by our regrets about the past, our anger or despair in the present, or our worries about the future.

Running, Regret, Anger

Thich Nhat Hanh, Nguyen Anh-Huong (2006). “Walking Meditation”, p.9, Sounds True

To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.

Buddhist, Regret, Mean

The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.

Letting Go, Joy, Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.76, Harmony

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.

Happiness, Heart, Positivity

Thich Nhat Hanh (2003). “No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life”, p.77, Penguin

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore.

Inspirational, Life, Change

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

Enlightenment, peace, and joy will not be granted by someone else. The well is within us, And if we dig deeply in the present moment, The water will spring forth.

Motivational, Spring, Water

Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung (2010). “Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life”, p.18, Harper Collins

The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

Past, Live In The Moment, Mindfulness

Twitter post from Aug 09, 2016

In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.

Inspirational, Life, Change

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

Friendship, True Love, Positivity

Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.20, Penguin

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