Frases de Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Cuando otra persona te hace sufrir, es porque sufre profundamente dentro de sí mismo, y su sufrimiento se está extendiendo. Él no necesita castigo; él necesita ayuda. Ese es el mensaje que está enviando.”

“Por consiguiente nadie muere, por el simple hecho de que en realidad nadie ha nacido. El momento de la concepción en el útero de nuestra madre no es el momento en que empezamos a existir. Existimos antes, en nuestra madre, en nuestro padre, en nuestros antepasados. No hemos surgido de la nada. Somos una continuación. Somos como el río en la superficie de la tierra, que es una continuación de la nube en del cielo.”

“Dejar ir nos da libertad y, la libertad es la única condición para la felicidad. Si en nuestro corazón todavía nos aferramos a cualquier cosa --ira, ansiedad o posesiones-, no podemos ser libres.”

“[…] la práctica espiritual consiste más en reflexionar sobre las preguntas que en hallar respuestas.”

“Camina como si estuvieras besando la tierra con tus pies.”

“Dejar ir nos da libertad y la libertad es la única condición para la felicidad.”

“Otras personas pueden ocupar tu país, incluso pueden ponerte en prisión, pero no pueden quitarte tu verdadero hogar y tu libertad.”

“No podemos comenzar a describir todos los efectos del sol, ese gran corazón fuera de nuestro cuerpo.”

“Debido al apego, la ira y la insensatez, he cometido innumerables errores al hablar, escribir y pensar. Inclino la cabeza y me arrepiento. Prometo desde hoy comenzar de nuevo, vivir día y noche con atención plena, y no repetir mis errores anteriores.”

“Debes saber cómo desembarazarte de las cosas que te hacen sufrir. Puedes alcanzar la felicidad soltando…, soltando incluso tus ideas sobre la felicidad. Quizás creas que para ser feliz debes cumplir determinados requisitos, pero, si observas profundamente, descubrirás que son precisamente esas mismas nociones las que te impiden alcanzar la felicidad y acaban haciéndote sufrir.”

“Con el uso hábil del concepto de vacuidad, podemos obtener la visión profunda de ella. Cuando el fuego se manifieste, consumirá la cerilla; cuando la visión profunda se manifieste, destruirá el concepto de vacuidad.”

“[…] el hecho de reflexionar sobre una pregunta – explorar todas sus facetas a lo largo del tiempo – nos pone en contacto con el misterio de la vida. Reflexionar sobre las preguntas nos acostumbra a la naturaleza inabarcable de la vida y nos permite comprender las cosas desde diversos puntos de vista.”

“Si tocas una cosa con conciencia profunda, tocas todo.”

“Cuando comprendes las raíces de la ira en ti mismo y en el otro, tu mente disfrutará de verdadera paz, alegría y ligereza”

“Debemos recordar que nuestro cuerpo no se limita a lo que se encuentra dentro del límite de nuestra piel. Nuestro cuerpo es mucho más inmenso.”

“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.”