We all have the seeds of love in us.We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything in return. Nhat Hanh More Quotes by Nhat Hanh More Quotes From Nhat Hanh We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we will see our own minds - our own prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Nhat Hanh karma ignorance war Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work, and our state of the world. If we allow worry to fill our hearts, sooner or later we will get sick. Nhat Hanh sick heart peace 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 practice home water If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy. Nhat Hanh change inspirational life Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path. Nhat Hanh walking-meditation yoga world Know that life can only be found in the present moment. Nhat Hanh peace-is-every-step moments found Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment. Nhat Hanh smile breathing encounters Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable. Nhat Hanh breathing focus two Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful. Nhat Hanh anger mirrors beautiful Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you. Nhat Hanh refreshing healing wonderful Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don't have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still water of our heart. Nhat Hanh heart water needs The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth. Nhat Hanh nature air water If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person. Nhat Hanh foundation care people Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization. Nhat Hanh mom simple practice Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world. Nhat Hanh chance moments world When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable. Nhat Hanh buddhist compassion love Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later. Nhat Hanh regret anger thinking Meditation is not meant to help us avoid problems or run away from difficulties. It is meant to allow positive healing to take place. To meditate is to learn how to stop—to stop being carried away by our regrets about the past, our anger or despair in the present, or our worries about the future. Nhat Hanh regret anger running Smile, breathe, go slowly. Nhat Hanh breathe inspirational Your true home is in the here and the now. Nhat Hanh interbeing true-home home
