Zen teacher from Vietnam
His Zen teachings are inspiring and captivating. His lectures draw crowds. Aside from that he also teaches meditation to his personal students.
From a Thich Nhat Hanh biography
What I love about Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace, Buddhism, ZEN insights
- He is a peace activist
- His teachings are great
- He is an inspiring teacher
Thich Nhat Hanh quote on Smiling
Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.
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Thich Nhat Hanh quote on Love and compassion
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.
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Thich Nhat Hanh quote on meditation
The Buddhist Sutra of Mindfulness speaks about the meditation on the corpse: meditate on the decomposition of the body, how the body bloats and turns violet, how it is eaten by worms until only bits of blood and flesh still cling to the bones, meditate up to the point where only white bones remain, which in turn are slowly worn away and turn into dust. Meditate like that, knowing that your own body will undergo the same process. Meditate on the corpse until you are calm and at peace, until your mind and heart are light and tranquil and a smile appears on your face. Thus, by overcoming revulsion and fear, life will be seen as infinitely precious, every second of it worth living.
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- bloomingrose bloomingrose Jul 26, 2009 @ 4:00 am
- Thich Nhat Hanh is a wonderful teacher, a beautiful example of a man who has suffered and used everything for enlightenment. I first read of him when I was fourteen, he is the first person I was exposed to who uses conscious breathing.
I lensrolled this lens on my lens on happiness: happiness and consciousness are intricately connected and no one exemplifies it more than Thich Nhat Hanh.
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- Philip.Shearer Philip.Shearer May 9, 2009 @ 12:10 am
- I live in australia and have many spiritual interests they being,Zen and Tibetan Buddhism,Kabbalah ,and hold a Sacred native american Pipe.It does not mean i am confused at all but am eclectic and universal but on a deeper level there are connections and simalarites to do with interdependence etc,but I get carried away,I am contactable on shearerphili@yaho.com.au.I recently purchased on of Thich's books called Present Moment,Wonderful Moment.a beautiful book,I have been told about this amazing man be a book retailer in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains New South Wales,Australia.Thanks for this kind regards,Phil
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- BarryKrost BarryKrost Jan 9, 2009 @ 11:55 am
- Thich Nhat Hanh is very wise. He is always thoughtful and inspiring. Great Lens. Thanks for sharing this.
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- Silver_Lotus Silver_Lotus Dec 24, 2008 @ 8:52 am
- I first learned about Thich Nhat Hanh many years ago and have always found his thoughts and writings compelling. Thanks for another excellent lens!
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