01c. 1974 ADIt's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
02c. 1974 ADWe 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.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
03c. 1974 ADIf you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
04c. 1974 ADIn the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
05c. 1974 ADEvery breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
07c. 1974 ADYou are a child of the sun, you come from the sun, and that is something true with the Earth also... your relationship with the Earth is so deep, and the Earth is in you and this is something not very difficult, much less difficult then philosophy.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
08c. 1974 ADAnger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
09c. 1974 ADTo meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
10c. 1974 ADBreathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
11c. 1974 ADFreedom is not given to us by anyone we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
12c. 1974 ADPeople sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
13c. 1974 ADWe need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet.Thich Nhat Hanh / quote ↗
