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You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.


Nhat Hanh

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THICH NHAT HANH Our inner space and our peace of mind are affected by our outer space.
THICH NHAT HANH People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free...
THICH NHAT HANH A real love letter is made of insight, understanding, and compassion. Otherwise it's not a love lett...
THICH NHAT HANH In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and ...
THICH NHAT HANH The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before a...
THICH NHAT HANH The Buddha told him, "When we sit, we know we are sitting. When we walk, we know we are walking. Whe...
THICH NHAT HANH Your true home is in the here and the now.
THICH NHAT HANH There is a saying: If a tiger comes down off his mountain and goes to the lowlands, he will be caugh...
THICH NHAT HANH Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, ...
THICH NHAT HANH Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition ...
THICH NHAT HANH People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free...
THICH NHAT HANH Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.
THICH NHAT HANH Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in...
THICH NHAT HANH Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... N...
THICH NHAT HANH It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available—...
THICH NHAT HANH To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
THICH NHAT HANH We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge i...
THICH NHAT HANH It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God i...
THICH NHAT HANH You know that your happiness and suffering depend on the happiness and suffering of others. That ins...
THICH NHAT HANH We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon ...
THICH NHAT HANH It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.
THICH NHAT HANH Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.
THICH NHAT HANH When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffer...
THICH NHAT HANH Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to le...
THICH NHAT HANH Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.
THICH NHAT HANH It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, eve...
THICH NHAT HANH If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the pe...
THICH NHAT HANH Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.
THICH NHAT HANH My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions a...
THICH NHAT HANH To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see re...
THICH NHAT HANH Impermanence and selflessness are not negative aspect of life, but the very foundation on which life...
THICH NHAT HANH Maitri can be translated as "love" or "loving kindness". Some Buddhist teachers prefer "loving kindn...
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