"To be active and walk on the Earth is a miracle, and yet most of us are running as if there were some better place to get to." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Mindfulness is often described as a bell that reminds us to stop and silently listen." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"In order to really be, you have to be free from the thinking, free from the anxieties, free from the fear, free from the longing." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"We are physically safe, our hunger is satisfied, we have roof over our heads and we have a loving family; and still we can worry constantly." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"No joy is possible without some peace." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If you can be here, if you can be free, then you can be happy right here and right now." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"The practice of mindfulness is very simple. You stop, you breathe and you still your mind." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"What you need, what we all need, is silence. Stop the noise in your mind in order for the wondrous sounds of life to be heard" ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Unless you live alone in the mountains without electricity, chances are you're absorbing a constant stream of noise and information all day long, without interruption." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Silence is essential. We need silence, just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowed with words and thoughts, there is no space for us." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"It's important to be aware of what and how much we are consuming. Our awareness is the key to our protection. Without protection, we consume far too many toxins, without realizing it, we become full of toxic sounds and toxic consciousness that makes us ill." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"We are what we feel and perceive. If we an angry, we are the anger. If we are in love, we are the love." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"We can be anything we want, even without a magic wand." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If we don't have any purpose feeding us, we are just drifting." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"To fully experience this as a human being, we all need to connect with our desire to realize something larger than our individual selves. This can be motivation enough to change our ways so we can find relief form noise that fills our head." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"You can spend your whole life listening to internal and external messages without ever hearing the voice of your deepest desires." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If you have a strong and clear understanding of your purpose and how your work relates to it, this can be a powerful source of joy in your life." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"When we surround ourselves with people who are committed to understanding and loving, we're nourished by their presence and our own seeds of understanding and love are watered. When we surround ourselves with people who gossip, complain and are constantly critical, we absorb these toxins." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Consciously choosing what and who you surround yourself with is among the keys to finding more space for joy." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"It's important to become aware of what we feel, not just what we think. When we touch the ground with our foot, we should be able to feel our foot making contact with the ground." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"We are our thoughts; but we are at the same time much more than just our thoughts. We are also our feelings, our perceptions, our wisdom, our happiness and our love. When we know we are more than our thoughts, we can make the determination not to allow our thinking to take over and dominate us." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Our thinking manifests itself in various ways, including in our speech and our actions." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Non thinking is an art and live any art, it requires patience and practice." ~~ ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Mindfulness means reclaiming attention." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Your first priority should be to find your own quiet space inside so you can learn more about yourself. This includes getting to know and understand your suffering." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If you want to create more collegial, harmonious atmosphere in your workplace or community, don't start by trying to change other people." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Silence doesn't just mean not talking. Most of the noise we experience is the busy chatter inside our own head." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"When our mind is racing and noisy, outward calm is only a pretense." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If you feel that your dreams aren't coming true, you might think you need to do more or to think and strategize more. In fact, what you might need is less--- less noise coming to you from inside and outside--- so that you have the space for your heart's truest intention to germinate and flourish." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Only by stopping can you realize calm and concentration and encounter life. By sitting quietly, stopping the activities of body and mind and being silent within, you become clearer. Then it's possible to be aware of what's happening inside and around you." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Our need to be filled up with one thing or another all the time is the collective disease of human beings in our era." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"We need to stop consuming sensory food as a response to the compulsive urge to avoid ourselves." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"If we want to help others, we need to have peace inside." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"The next time someone asks you a question, don't answer right away." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response, the keys to full and honest communication." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Be aware of how fortunate you are to have food to eat when so many are hungry." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Silence is ultimately something that comes from the heart not from any set of conditions outside us." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Realize that silence comes from your heart and not from absence of talk." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"You practice mindfulness to be with your breath, your steps, the trees, the flowers, the blue sky and the sunshine." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"You can choose what to focus on and therefore what to be." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Take time each day to be with your breath and your steps, to bring your mind back to your body -- to remember that you have a body!" ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Take some time each day to listen with compassion to your inner child, to listen to the things inside that are clamoring to be heard. Then you will know how to listen to others." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Stop talking. Stop thinking. Come back to your breathing. Listen with all your being." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"To love means to acknowledge the presence of the person you love." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"You can love only when you are here, when you are truly present." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"When people suffer, they want the person they love to be aware of their suffering --- that's very human and natural." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"To manifest our true nature, we need to bring a stop to the constant internal conversation that tales up all the space in us." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"People say 'time is money.' But time is much more than money. Time is life." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"People talk nowadays about work-life balance. We tend to think of works as one thing and life as another, separate thing; but it doesn't have to be that way. People who are fixated on separating life from work spend the majority of their lives not living." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
We have natural tendency to want to run away from suffering. But without any suffering, we can't fully develop as human being." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Our true home is what the Buddha called the Island of self, the peaceful place inside of us. Oftentimes we don't notice it's there; we don't even really know where we are, because our outer and inner environment is filled with noise,. We need some quietness to find the island of self. You have that island within yourself. Taking refuse on that island through mindfulness is a matter of daily practice." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"To practice solitude is to practice being in this singular moment, not caught in the past, not carried away by the future, and most of all not carried away by the crowd. You don't have to go to the forest." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"To really relate to the world, you have to first go back and relate to yourself." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Never in the history of human kind have we had so many means of communication --- cell phones, texting, email, online social media-- but we are more distant from each other than ever." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"In any relationship both people are co-responsible for the course it takes." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"True lovers should look in the direction of peace." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Music without moments of silence could be chaotic and oppressive." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"Real solitude comes from a stable heart that does not get carried away by the pull of the crowd, nor by the sorrows about the past, worries about the future, or excitement or stress about the present." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"You don't have to put something in front of you and run after it, because everything is already inside you." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
"It's okay to make a wish, to have an aim. But we shouldn't allow it to become something that prevents us from living happily in the here and the now." ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh (Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise)
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