Nhat Hanh Quotes About Spirituality

Quotes about: Spirituality

• As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

  Nhat Hanh

  Happy, Spiritual, Peace And Happiness

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation”, p.43, Parallax Press

• There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

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  Happiness, Buddhist, Inspiration

  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.21, Shambhala Publications

• People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

  Nhat Hanh

  Positive, Buddhist, Thinking Negative

• Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.

  Nhat Hanh

  Forgiveness, Spiritual, World

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.10, Penguin

• It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community -a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.

  Nhat Hanh

  Kindness, Community, Understanding

• Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.

  Nhat Hanh

  God, Real, Inner Peace

• Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.

  Nhat Hanh

  God, Buddhist, Truth

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake”, p.38, Parallax Press

• And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in the situation of hell, we will be able to contribute our peace and serenity. The most important thing is for each of us to have some freedom in our heart, some stability in our heart, some peace in our heart. Only then will we be able to relieve the suffering around us.

  Nhat Hanh

  Spiritual, Heart, Joy

• In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhist, Opportunity, Offering

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