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On the same spot I sit today Others came, in ages past, to sit. One thousand years, still others will come. Who is the singer, and who the listener?
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and suffering of others are not separate from my own happiness and suffering; that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion; and that running after wealth, fame, power, and sensual pleasures can bring much suffering and despair. I am aware that happiness depends on
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Practicing Buddhist meditation is not a way of avoiding society or family life. The correct practice of mindfulness can help us bring peace, joy, and release both to ourselves and to our family and friends as well. Those who practice mindful living will inevitably transform themselves and their way of life. They will live a more simple life and
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The Buddha told them to follow their breath and smile.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
Walking joyfully in the ultimate dimension, walk with your feet, not with your head. If you walk with your head, you’ll get lost.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Cultivating the Mind of Love
The Buddha said that nothing can survive without food. This is true, not just for the physical existence of living beings, but also for states of mind. Love needs to be nurtured and fed to survive; and our suffering also survives because we enable and feed it. We ruminate on suffering, regret, and sorrow.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Even in the commotion of a big city, you can walk with peace, happiness, and an inner smile.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Resting
What’s the point of doing nothing? 3:57
Thich Nhat Hanh
The art of being rather than doing, according to Thich Nhat Hanh.
Many of us are over-scheduled. Even the lives of our children are over-scheduled. When we can allow ourselves to rest and relax, healing becomes possible. There is no healing without relaxation. In the
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Discourse on the Full Awareness of