Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Well, I'm Buddhist, Ray, and so part of my Buddhism has allowed me to look a little more deeply at people and the events in my life that created me. And I think a lot of that Buddhism comes out in the world view in this novel.

Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

Protection, as we use the word in Buddhism, is actually wisdom, it's insight. Protection is seeing and knowing deeply that all things in our experience arise due to causes, due to conditions coming together in a certain way.

In Buddhism, they say attachment to anything only leads to suffering. So when we laugh, it's our way of saying, 'I'm unattached to that.' You're tickled by it, it makes your lobes do something on their own. So humor is very important to me. I always take that to the stage first.

Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.

Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.

One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.

I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society.

How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.

From a Buddhist point of view, emotions are not real. As an actor, I manufacture emotions. They're a sense of play. But real life is the same. We're just not aware of it.

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

For me, in Buddhism there is a plethora of specific teachings that one can seek out and find for the individual dilemmas you may have.

There is no answer. That's what Buddhism says. The Void, oblivion, no answer. To be in that state is an enlightened state.

My feeling or philosophy is closer to Taoism and Zen Buddhism, 'cause it's the most practical.

I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town.

The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance.

If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.

To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.