Nhat Hanh quotes - page 4

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. (Nhat Hanh)
Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. View quote
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Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free. View quote
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free. View quote
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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be. View quote
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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. View quote
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The Three Kinds of Pride are: (1) thinking I am better than the other(s); (2) thinking I am worse than the other(s); and (3) thinking I am just as good as the other(s). View quote
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. View quote
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When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight. View quote
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness. View quote
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love. (Nhat Hanh)
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. View quote
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If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything. View quote
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path. View quote
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Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. View quote
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing. View quote
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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. View quote
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life. View quote
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The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water. View quote
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In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality. View quote
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death. (Nhat Hanh)
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. View quote
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It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love. View quote
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. View quote
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Earth will be safe when we feel in us enough safety. View quote
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