Nhat Hanh quotes - page 8

Self, person, living being, and life span are four notions that prevent us from seeing reality. Life is one. We do not need to slice it into pieces and call this or that piece a "self." What we call a self is made only of non-self elements. (Nhat Hanh)
We have to remember that our body is not limited to what lies within the boundary of our skin. Our body is much more immense. View quote
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Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves. View quote
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If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. View quote
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Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race. View quote
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Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha. View quote
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The situation the Earth is in today has been created by unmindful production and unmindful consumption. We consume to forget our worries and our anxieties. Tranquilising ourselves with over-consumption is not the way. View quote
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When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work. View quote
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Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a higher kind of proof. View quote
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Civilisations have been destroyed many times, and this civilisation is no different. It can be destroyed. We can think of time in terms of millions of years and life will resume little by little. The cosmos operates for us very urgently, but geological time is different. View quote
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Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter. (Nhat Hanh)
Mindfulness practices enhance the connection between our body, our mind and everything else that is around us. Mindful living is the key to understanding our struggles with weight and to empowering us to control our weight. View quote
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In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values. View quote
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There are many levels of Christianity. There are many notions about God. To believe that God is a person is just one of the notions of God that you can find in Christianity. So, we should not say that there is one Christianity. There are many Christianities. View quote
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Happiness is the cessation of suffering. View quote
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In Buddhism, we talk of meditation as an act of awakening, to be awake to the fact that the earth is in danger and living species are in danger. View quote
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If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism. View quote
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I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the concrete methods of practice. View quote
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You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace. View quote
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Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act. View quote
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I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world. (Nhat Hanh)
Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind of energy that is pushing them to run, and they are not able to establish themselves in the present moment. View quote
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Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing. View quote
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It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems. View quote
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? View quote
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