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Nhat Hanh Quotes about Peace

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Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others.

Happiness, Peace, Morning

Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.11, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.

Happiness, Running, Peace

Thich Nhat Hanh, Nguyen Anh-Huong (2006). “Walking Meditation”, p.11, Sounds True

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

Happiness, Peace, Buddhism

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.

Peace, Buddhist, Truth

Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.196, Harmony

My actions are my only true belongings.

Peace, Buddhist, Truth

Thich Nhat Hanh (2006). “Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology”, p.227, Parallax Press

By eating meat we share responsibility for causing climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian can make a difference in the health of our planet.

Buddhist, Peace, Responsibility

"The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology". Book by Nhat Hanh, September 1, 2008.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Beautiful, Peace, Flower

Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). “Happiness (EasyRead Edition)”, p.15, ReadHowYouWant.com

We have the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast. But in the name of freedom, people have done a lot of damage. I think we have to build a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast in order to counterbalance. Because liberty without responsibility is not true liberty. We are not free to destroy.

Peace, Responsibility, Thinking

Interview with Bob Abernethy, www.pbs.org. September 19, 2003.

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

Peace, Truth, Yoga

Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. The energy with which we do these things is mindfulness.

Happiness, Peace, Practice

Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work, and our state of the world. If we allow worry to fill our hearts, sooner or later we will get sick.

Peace, Heart, Sick

Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.154, Harmony

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Peace, Truth, Reality

Thich Nhat Hanh (2016). “The Miracle of Mindfulness, Gift Edition”, p.52, Beacon Press

What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps.

Peace, Important, Steps

Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation”, p.5, Parallax Press

Our own life has to be our message.

Inspiring, Peace, Truth

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

Walk and touch peace every moment. Walk and touch happiness every moment. Each step brings a fresh breeze. Each step makes a flower bloom. Kiss the Earth with your feet. Bring the Earth your love and happiness. The Earth will be safe when we feel safe in ourselves.

Love, Peace, Flower

Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation”, p.87, Parallax Press

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Peace, Buddhist, Meditation

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.

Peace, Life Changing, Joy

FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Oct 05, 2015

To meditate does not mean to fight with a problem. To meditate means to observe. Your smile proves it. It proves that you are being gentle with yourself, that the sun of awareness is shining in you, that you have control of your situation. You are yourself, and you have acquired some peace.

Smile, Peace, Mean

Thich Nhat Hanh (2006). “The Sun My Heart”, p.13, Parallax Press

No thought about the past or future can pull you away from your present peace and joy. The universe exists in this present moment. No desire can pull you away from this present peace, not even the desire to become a Buddha or the desire to save all beings. Know that to become a Buddha and to save all beings can only be realized on the foundation of the pure peace of the present moment.

Peace, Future, Past

Various, Ledi Sayadaw, Bhikkhu Khantipalo, Nyanaponika Thera, Padmasiri de Silva (2012). “Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVI: Numbers 231–247”, p.109, Buddhist Publication Society

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

Happiness, Smile, Peace

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.

Peace, Truth, Compassion

If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Life, Smile, Peace

Thich Nhat Hanh (2010). “Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.6, Random House

When you enter deeply into this moment, you see the nature of reality, and this insight liberates you from suffering and confusion. Peace is already there to some extent: the problem is whether we know how to touch it.

Peace, Nature, Reality

Nhất Hạnh (Thích.), Thich Nhat Hanh (1997). “Living Buddha, Living Christ”, Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)

The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily lives, then we can change our governments and can change the world. Our president and governments are us. They reflect our lifestyle and our way of thinking. The way we hold a cup of tea, pick up the newspaper or even use toilet paper are directly related to peace.

Peace, Thinking, Government

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Forgiveness, Peace, Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.36, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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