Dit zijn de 20 mooiste quotes van Thich Nhat Hanh
In de Bedrock-serie ‘De mooiste quotes van…’ delen we regelmatig inspirerende citaten van wijze mensen, van invloedrijke filosofen tot feministen en auteurs. Vandaag is het de beurt aan Thich Nhat Hanh, een Vietnamese boeddhistische monnik en vredesactivist. Hij werd zenmonnik op zijn 16e en in zijn leven stichtte hij niet alleen een boeddhistische universiteit, maar hielp hij ook onder andere met de opbouw van gebombardeerde dorpen in de Vietnamoorlog.
Een paar jaar geleden kreeg Thich Nhat Hanh een hersenbloeding, en hoewel hij sindsdien niet meer kan praten, is hij nog wél actief als spiritueel leider. Vandaag delen we een paar van zijn mooiste, waarste en meest inspirerende uitspraken.
20 mooie quotes van Thich Nhat Hanh
- “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
- “Don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”
- “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
- “Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
- “At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”
- “It is my conviction that there is no way to peace – peace is the way.”
- “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”
- “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”
- “Compassion is a verb.”
- “The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.”
- “Our own life has to be our message.”
- “Many people think excitement is happiness…. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”
- “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
- “Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.”
- “In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.”
- “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
- “Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.”
- “Happiness does not come from consumption of things.”
- “The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.”
- “Because you are alive, everything is possible.”