Author Archives: Thich Nhat Hanh Quote Collective

We have a tendency to think that meditation demands a great mobilisation of “gray matter”, but that is not really the case. A meditator is not a thinker; a meditator does not do mental labor. On the contrary, meditation resets … Continue reading →

Meditation – Thich Nhat Hanh. @thichnhathanhquotecollective #thay #meditation #life #mindfulness #awareness #multipost #thichnhathanhquotecollective #thichnhathanh #buddhistquotes #thichnhathanhquotes

The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done in mindfulness. — Thich Nhat Hanh. Every minute can be a holy, sacred minute. Where do you seek the spiritual? You seek the spiritual in … Continue reading →

Breathing mindfully takes our mind back to our breath and, if we continue, to our whole body. We go back to our body and reconcile with it. We get to know what’s going on in our body, the wrongs we … Continue reading →

Stop the noise in your mind in order for the wondrous sounds of life to be heard. —Thich Nhat Hanh. @thichnhathanhquotecollective #thay #life #noise #nature #soundsoflife #mindfulness #thichnhathanhquotecollective #thichnhathanh #thichnhathanhquotes #buddhistquotes

Breathing in, I see myself as a flower. Breathing out, I feel fresh. — Thich Nhat Hanh. PhotoArt: Duy Huynh. Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I embrace my heart. — Thich Nhat Hanh. PhotoArt: Duy … Continue reading →

When we observe or listen to other people, we often don’t see them clearly or really hear what they are saying. We see or hear our projections and prejudices instead. We have wrong perceptions about others, which color what we … Continue reading →

The now is the only moment when and where you can find what you have been looking for. — Thich Nhat Hanh. @thichnhathanhquotecollective #thay #here #now #hereandnow #presentmoment #moment #mindfulness #thichnhathanhquotecollective #thichnhathanh #buddhistquotes #thichnhathanhquotes

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of … Continue reading →

Sometimes we forget about impermanence. We think that our loved one will be with us forever and we forget how precious her presence is in this moment. Once we’re really there for the other person, that person becomes something very … Continue reading →