Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace. -Nhat Hanh Smile
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -Nhat Hanh Peace
The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. -Nhat Hanh Peace
When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love is born. -Nhat Hanh Beauty
Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre, and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. -Nhat Hanh Anger
We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. -Nhat Hanh Happiness
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
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -Nhat Hanh Smile
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -Nhat Hanh Work
Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart. -Nhat Hanh Smile
The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance. -Nhat Hanh Great
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work. -Nhat Hanh Chance
Science and mindfulness complement each other in helping people to eat well and maintain their health and well-being. -Nhat Hanh Health
The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance. -Nhat Hanh Power
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -Nhat Hanh Smile
If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person. -Nhat Hanh Chance
We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. -Nhat Hanh Anger
We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. -Nhat Hanh Chance
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal. -Nhat Hanh Wisdom
We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. -Nhat Hanh Fear
