Tolerance and tranquility are two characteristics of true love. Nhat Hanh More Quotes by Nhat Hanh More Quotes From Nhat Hanh What you are looking for is already in you...You already are everything you are seeking. Nhat Hanh seeking The organic gardener does not think of throwing away the garbage. She knows that she needs the garbage. She is capable of transforming the garbage into compost, so that the compost can turn into lettuce, cucumber, radishes, and flowers again...With the energy of mindfulness, you can look into the garbage and say: I am not afraid. I am capable of transforming the garbage back into love. Nhat Hanh flower looks thinking I think, therefore I am ... not here. Nhat Hanh influential inspiring thinking Your presence is a miracle. Nhat Hanh your-presence miracle Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path. Nhat Hanh attachment spiritual views If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today Nhat Hanh uplifting hope believe Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and instead nourish our positive qualities - those of compassion, understanding, and loving kindness. Nhat Hanh anger fear kindness To be loved means to be recognized as existing. Nhat Hanh mean Be part of the miraculous moment. Nhat Hanh miraculous miracle moments I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live. Nhat Hanh lovely horse inspiring Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others. Nhat Hanh action looks We talk about social service, service to the people, service to humanity, service to others who are far away, helping to bring peace to the world - but often we forget that it is the very people around us that we must live for first of all. If you cannot serve your wife or husband or child or parent - how are you going to serve society? If you cannot make your own child happy, how do you expect to be able to make anyone else happy? If all our friends in the peace movement or of service communities of any kind do not love and help each other, whom can we love and help? Nhat Hanh husband children people Spiritual practice is not just sitting and meditation. Practice is looking, thinking, touching, drinking, eating and talking. Every act, every breath, and every step can be practice and can help us to become more ourselves. Nhat Hanh spiritual drinking thinking The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion. Nhat Hanh anger fear mean My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand. Nhat Hanh belonging karma action Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free. Nhat Hanh letting-go inspiring happiness What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps. Nhat Hanh important steps peace Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body. Nhat Hanh meditation secret relaxation Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration. Nhat Hanh meditation-practice silence understanding Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions, ideas, and notions that are at the base of our suffering is the most important practice in Buddhist meditation. Nhat Hanh buddhist practice ideas
