Quotes by Practice Every one of us needs a home. The world needs a home. There are so many young people who are homeless. They may have a building to live in, but they are homeless in their hearts. That is why the most important practice of our time is to give each person a home. Nhat Hanh practicehomeheart When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don't have a toothache, often you are still not happy. If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very very happy. Nhat Hanh richpracticethinking In our consciousness, there are many negative seeds and also many positive seeds. The practice is to avoid watering the negative seeds, and to identify and water the positive seeds every day. Nhat Hanh practicewaternegative As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing. Nhat Hanh angryhumanspractice Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out. Nhat Hanh givenpracticesteps Sometimes you have a flash of insight, but it's not strong enough to survive. Therefore in the practice of Buddhism, samadhi is the power to maintain insight alive in every moment, so that every speech, every word, every act will bear the nature of that insight. It is a question of cleaning. And you clean better if you are surrounded by those who are practicing exactly the same. Nhat Hanh buddhismstrongpractice The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body, speech, and mind — with mindfulness, to illuminate every leaf and pebble, every heap of garbage, every path that leads to our mind's return home. Nhat Hanh practicehomewater Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization. Nhat Hanh momsimplepractice So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person. [True Love. A Practice for Awakening the Heart.] Nhat Hanh buddhistpracticeheart With mindfulness - the practice of peace - we can begin by working to transform the wars in ourselves. Conscious breathing helps us do this. Nhat Hanh breathingpracticewar You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must practice mindfulness, calm and deep listening, and loving speech. This is universal thing, taught by all religions. Nhat Hanh meditationpracticelistening Mindfulness practices enhance the connection between our body, our mind and everything else that is around us. Mindful living is the key to understanding our struggles with weight and to empowering us to control our weight. Nhat Hanh keyspracticestruggle Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance. Nhat Hanh flowerpracticebeautiful I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech. Nhat Hanh speechpracticelistening Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment. Nhat Hanh offeringinspirationpractice If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the body of the new Buddha. This is not a dream but is possible today and tomorrow. Nhat Hanh cellspracticedream The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. Nhat Hanh forgivenesspracticepeace Eating mindfully is a most important practice of meditation. We can eat in a way that we restore the cookie of our childhood. The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Nhat Hanh childhoodpracticejoy We have a lamp inside us. The oil of that lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile. Our practice is to light up the lamp. Nhat Hanh breathinglightpractice Before practicing meditation, we see that mountains are mountains. When we start to practice, we see that mountains are no longer mountains. After practicing a while, we see that mountains are again mountains. Now the mountains are very free. Our mind is still with the mountains, but it is no longer bound to anything. Nhat Hanh meditationpracticemind«145146147148149150151152153154155»
