What did Nhat Hanh mean by: Meditation is not an escape from life… but preparation for really being in life. Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam Copy
Wisdom and joy arise when you learn to exist now rather than in the nonexistent past or future. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Joy, Present, Wisdom, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
+ Anger and hatred are the materials from which hell is made. Author, October 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Anger, Hatred, Hell, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
Transformations is the word. We can do the work of transformation only in the present moment Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Change, Growth, Mindfulness, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
+ Harm no person, animal, plant or mineral. Author, June 21, 2023January 2, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Compassion, Ethics, Nonviolence, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Fearlessness, Freedom, Joy, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
When you drop bombs on the enemy, you drop those same bombs on yourself, your own country. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Consequences, Reflection, Warfare, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Compassion, Connection, Understanding, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nhat Hanh, Fear, Mindfulness, Security, 0 Nhat Hanh Monk and peace activist · Vietnam
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. W. H. Auden Poet · England
