Category Buddhism

Nhat Hanh says : “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”

Nhat Hanh says : “The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”

Nhat Hanh says : “The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides.”

Nhat Hanh says : “Silence is essential for deep transformation. It allows the practice of conscious breathing to become deep and effective. Like still water that reflects things as they are, the calming silence helps us to see things more…

Nhat Hanh says : “Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize,…

Nhat Hanh says : “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…

Nhat Hanh says : “In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.”

Nhat Hanh says : “If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.”

Nhat Hanh says : “If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing your best for the future already.”

Nhat Hanh says : “If we are at war with our parents, our family, our society, or our church, there is probably a war going on inside us also, so the most basic work for peace is to return to…