Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes from the book ‘Under the Banyan Tree’
Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on mindfulness
You can begin by smoking mindfully and drinking mindfully because I know if you really do that, you will stop smoking and drinking very soon.
Without the practice of mindful living, we allow toxins to come through all the six doors of our senses and that is why we have to protect ourselves.
You eat in such a way that compassion and joy becomes possible.
…all of us have the power to change the situation, if we care to practice mindful walking, mindful breathing to encourage the energy of mindfulness and to practice looking deeply to understand.
Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on listening and Communication
In order to restore communication, you have to learn the art of listening very deeply and using loving speech.
If you want to help your beloved one, to make him/her suffere less, you have to learn the art of compassionate listening.
Regardless of the spiritual or religious traditions that we may belong to, we should recognize the necessity of listening deeply with compassion, and using only loving speech.
Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on life
Compassion is the only kind of energy that can help us relate to the world outside, to other living beings.
If we know how to practice looking deeply, we will be able to uproot the painful emotions.
One wrong perception is enough to destroy the happiness of a whole family, of our whole life, especially when we are proud.
Take good care of yourself by meditation. Take good care of the body.
According to the Buddhist teachings, all our mental formations, citta samskara, are of an organic nature and can be transformed.
The energy of anger in you can be transformed into the energy of understanding and compassion.