More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are.
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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.
In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
Meditation is not meant to help us avoid problems or run away from difficulties. It is meant to allow positive healing to take place. To meditate is to learn how to stop—to stop being carried away by our regrets about the past, our anger or despair in the present, or our worries about the future.
