Articles by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh on Finding Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh · The Power of Peace Humankind has become a very dangerous species. We need people who can sit still and be able to smile, who can walk peacefully. We need people like that in order to save us. Recently I was sitting with a group of...
Don't Always Trust Your Perceptions
Thich Nhat Hanh · Breathing in, I see myself as still water. Breathing out, I reflect things as they are. Near the mountain, there is a lake with clear, still water reflecting the mountain and the sky with pristine clarity. You can do the same. If you...
True Justice Should Have Compassion in It
Thich Nhat Hanh · I believe that true justice should have compassion in it. When someone does something harmful, destructive, the destruction is done not only to the person who is the victim, but it is also done to the person who has committed the...
The Four Mantras of True Presence
Thich Nhat Hanh · These simple mantras can help us overcome suffering
Thich Nhat Hanh On Seeing Ourselves In All Beings and All Beings In Us
Thich Nhat Hanh · An excerpt from his book "No Death, No Fear."
Do You Have Time to Love?
Thich Nhat Hanh · The greatest gift you can offer loved ones is your true presence.
Realize You Are the Earth
Thich Nhat Hanh · “We need a real awakening, enlightenment, to change our way of thinking and seeing things. To breathe in and be aware of your body and look deeply into it, realise you are the Earth and your consciousness is also the consciousness of...
We Need a Revolution; It Starts with Falling in Love with Earth
Thich Nhat Hanh · This beautiful, bounteous, life-giving planet we call Earth has given birth to each one of us, and each one of us carries the Earth within every cell of our body.
Thich Nhat Hanh: Call Me by My True Names
Thich Nhat Hanh · In Plum Village, where I live in France, we receive many letters from the refugee camps in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, hundreds each week. It is very painful to read them, but we have to do it, we have...
Thich Nhat Hanh on Loosening the Knots of Anger
Thich Nhat Hanh · Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us how to relax the bonds of anger, attachment and delusion through mindfulness and kindness toward ourselves.
Thich Nhat Hanh: No Enemies
Thich Nhat Hanh · Without communication, no real understanding can be possible. But be sure that you can communicate with yourself first. If you cannot communicate with yourself, how do you expect to communicate with another person? Love is the same. If...
The Four Qualities of True Love | Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh · HAPPINESS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH TRUE LOVE. True love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring a deep meaning to our lives. There are people who understand the nature of true love and how to generate and...