Nhat Hanh Quotes About Eyes

Quotes about: Eyes

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  People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

  Nhat Hanh

  Motivational, Buddhist, Children

• Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Life, Buddhist, Morning

  FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Dec 18, 2015

• Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people.

  Nhat Hanh

  Love, Buddhist, Eye

• Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, including personal contact and visits, images, sounds. By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world.

  Nhat Hanh

  Mean, Eye, Reality

  "Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh: An Interview". Interview with Helen Tworkov, tricycle.org. Summer 1995.

• Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Eye, Compassion

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2016). “The Miracle of Mindfulness, Gift Edition”, p.105, Beacon Press

• Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there.

  Nhat Hanh

  Laughter, Struggle, Flower

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: 365 days of practical, powerful teaching s from the beloved Zen teacher”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

• Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

  Nhat Hanh

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2012). “Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm”, p.4, Harper Collins

• Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.

  Nhat Hanh

  Baby, Eye, Sunshine

  Thich Nhat Hanh “Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings”, Orbis Books

• To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living things with the eyes of compassion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Eye, Compassion, Practice

• To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

  Nhat Hanh

  Eye, Meditation, Feelings

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn to practice touching what is not wrong—inside us and around us. When we get in touch with our eyes, our heart, our liver, our breathing, and our non-toothache and really enjoy them, we see that the conditions for peace and happiness are already present.

  Nhat Hanh

  Heart, Health, Eye

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living”, p.7, Parallax Press

• There is a paradise of form and colors in the world. And because you have eyes still in good condition, you can get in touch with the paradise. So when I become aware of my eyes, I touch one of the conditions of happiness. And when I touch it, happiness comes.

  Nhat Hanh

  Eye, Color, World

  "Oprah Talks to Master Thich Nhat Hanh, the beloved buddhist Vietnamese monk: The Oprah's Exclusive Interview". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, onmogul.com.

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