Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
THICH NHAT HANHMost of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
THICH NHAT HANHAnger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
THICH NHAT HANHMindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
THICH NHAT HANHWithout suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
THICH NHAT HANHReal love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
THICH NHAT HANHHope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
THICH NHAT HANHTo think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
THICH NHAT HANHI promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
THICH NHAT HANHWe have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
THICH NHAT HANHYou cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
THICH NHAT HANHToday is the most important day of our lives.
THICH NHAT HANHThe moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
THICH NHAT HANHYou must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople 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?
THICH NHAT HANH