Thích Nhất Hạnh

Vietnamese monk and mindfulness teacher.

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, and peace activist who popularized the practice of mindfulness in the West. His teachings emphasize the importance of living fully in the present moment, cultivating compassion, and finding peace amidst the chaos of daily life. Through his writings and retreats, he has inspireds to embrace mindfulness as a path to healing and spiritual awakening, encouraging individuals to live with awareness and kindness.

Thích Nhất Hạnh Quotes about Energy

Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich.
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself — if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself — it is very difficult to take care of another person.
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When anger manifests in us, we must recognize and accept that anger is there and that it needs to be tended to. At this moment we are advised not to say anything, not to do anything out of anger. We immediately return to ourselves and invite the energy of mindfulness to manifest also.
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