Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

I listen to myself, I listen to my body, my mind; I follow my heart.

Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger.

Life is all about the spirit.

You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

When you practice Buddhism, you have to always self-reflect, and you can't avoid your problems. That makes me understand human beings better. I feel that the more I do that in my own life, the more I can see how to play a character.

Meditation changes your character.

The moment I started watching my thoughts, I realized how futile fear is.

I met with my spiritual teacher and went to a therapist. I realized that if I came from a positive place, not only will everyone feel better and I will feel happier, but the company will work better.

Yogis have human emotions, but the thing is not to let anger and doubt become an obsession.

My whole teaching consists of two words, meditation and love.

Each of us needs to eliminate our anger, fear and greed. The roots of social conflicts and political tensions are in personal anger, fear and greed.

The energy of compassion is very strong. We suffer. That is real. But we have learned not to get angry and not to allow ourselves to be carried by anger. We realize right away that that is fear. That is corruption.

I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

Pain is the mind. It's the thoughts of the mind. Then I get rid of the thoughts, and I get in my witness, which is down in my spiritual heart. The witness that witnesses being. Then those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death!

To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

I had benefited so much from Vipassana, I felt it was important for many more people to be able to share the experience.

Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face.

The best way to meditate is through meditation itself.