—Ha Jin https://t.co/DC0w5Cbk6O
If we only rely on external conditions, we will get lost. We need a refuge we can always rely on, and that is the island of self. Firmly established on our inner island, we’re very safe.
Thich Nhat Hanh • At Home In The World: Stories and Essential Teachings From A Monk's Life
There is a frontier we seldom cross, a threshold into the interior of our own being, where for hours we might wander and meet no one. It is a solitude that demands strength, a remoteness akin to that of a child watching the affairs of adults—those mysterious figures who moved with purpose, their actions veiled by the incomprehensible weight of resp... See more
loneliness. So power and money are not the answer. We have to educate ourselves in the art of living mindfully.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child
walking. Keep trusting in the qualities of fearlessness and perseverance that are there in you.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: mindful techniques for peaceful living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders
Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit about like a fool? If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are.