Frasi di Thich Nhat Hanh

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12 frasi per la saggezza, l'accettazione di sé e la cura di sé

“Quando un'altra persona ti fa soffrire, è perché soffre profondamente dentro di sé, e la sua sofferenza si sta riversando. Non ha bisogno di punizione; ha bisogno di aiuto. Questo è il messaggio che sta inviando.”

“A volte la tua gioia è la fonte del tuo sorriso, ma a volte il tuo sorriso può essere la fonte della tua gioia.”

“Domani, continuerò ad essere. Ma dovrai essere molto attento per vedermi. Sarò un fiore o una foglia. Sarò in quelle forme e ti manderò un saluto. Se sarai abbastanza consapevole, mi riconoscerai, e potrai sorridermi. Ne sarò molto felice.”

“Non bisogna perdersi nel passato né nel futuro.Il solo momento in cui si è vivi
o in cui si può toccare la vita,
è il momento presente, qui e ora.”

“Il miracolo non è quello di camminare sulle acque, ma di camminare sulla terra verde nel momento presente e d’apprezzare la bellezza e la pace che sono disponibili ora.”

“La nostra vera casa è "l'ora".
Vivere l'istante presente è un miracolo.”

“Com'è fresco il soffio del vento!
La pace è ogni passo.
E fa gioioso il sentiero senza fine.”

“Quando mangi la carne o le uova di queste galline [da allevamento intensivo], dunque, tu mangi rabbia e frustrazione. Perciò sii consapevole: fai attenzione a quello che mangi. Se mangi rabbia, diventerai rabbia ed esprimerai rabbia. Se mangi disperazione, esprimerai disperazione. Se mangi frustrazione, esprimerai frustrazione.”

“Mi piace molto ascoltare la pioggia, è un suono bellissimo.”

“Cammina come se stessi baciando la Terra con i tuoi piedi.”

“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”

“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.”

“The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.”

“I have noticed that people are dealing too much with the negative, with what is wrong…. Why not try the other way, to look into the patient and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?”

“Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.”

“If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.”

“Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.”

“My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.”

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”

“It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.”

“When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.”

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.”

“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”

“The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.”

“In true love, you attain freedom.”

“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.”

“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”

“The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.”

“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.”

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.”

“At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

“Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.”

“Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.”

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.”

“Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.”

“Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.”

“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.”