Thich Nhat Hanh offers some easy exercises to help you love yourself — or, in his words, to “stop treating yourself like an enemy.” From there, he moves on to your romantic partner.

If you understand your own suffering, you can help him to understand his suffering. We begin with the chant The sangha is enjoying the Autumn Retreat and this is a Day of Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh is a famous spiritual leader, poet and peace activist. Like “The second element of true love is compassion. 7 likes. Thích Nhat Hanh is a peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk He is the official founder of the Plum Village Tradition.

In this life, in every situation, in wealth or poverty, in health or sickness, in happiness or difficulty, we will work to help each other perfectly.

excerpt from Thay's new book Answers… Understanding suffering brings compassion and relief.

How to Love Quotes. Here are 12 Of The Greatest Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on Mindful Living. He is also the founder of The sangha is enjoying the Autumn Retreat and this is a Day of Mindfulness. Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh's devotion to the path of truth is displayed strongly in his life and in his writings.

Compassion is the capacity to understand the suffering in oneself and in the other person. We are talking about our appetite, our desire for hamburgers. To commit to another person is to embark on a very adventurous journey. Thích Nhat Hanh is a peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk He is the official founder of the Plum Village Tradition. In the West he played a key role in introducing mindfulness and created mindful communities (sanghas) around the world. We should not dramatize our speech and misuse words like that. He was a prominent teacher and social activist in his home country before finding himself exiled for calling for peace. 33 THICH NHAT HANH QUOTES & THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION (LOVE MEDITATION) 33 THICH NHAT HANH QUOTES & THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION (LOVE MEDITATION) Who is Thich Nhat Hanh? We have to restore the meaning of the word “love.” We have been using it in a careless way. When we say, “I love hamburgers,” we are not talking about love. He is also the founder of Thich Nhat Hanh, the noted Zen monk, poet, teacher who is the inspiration behind Deer Park Monastery and the Plum Village tradition, shares these words about the Buddhadharma's view of "homosexuality" in the latest book, ANSWERS FROM THE HEART. October 14, 2012. Thanks, Julia --- for sharing the dharma for us to read! His powerful teachings on mindfulness and peace have inspired millions across the globe, one being referred to as “An Apostle of peace and nonviolence” by Martin Luther King. 33 THICH NHAT HANH QUOTES & THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION (LOVE MEDITATION) 33 THICH NHAT HANH QUOTES & THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION (LOVE MEDITATION) Who is Thich Nhat Hanh? - Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhist Wedding Prayer Today we promise to dedicate ourselves completely to each other, with body, speech, and mind. Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how we can use loving relationships to cultivate the seeds of buddhahood inside us. 67-minute dharma talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh from New Hamlet at Plum Village. Want to Read saving ... ― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Love. Ordained as a monk aged 16 in Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh soon envisioned a kind of engaged Buddhism that could respond directly to the needs of society. Thích Nhất Hạnh on Love. By Laurie Arron “I believe that we all have the need to love and to be loved, and life without love is not pleasant, it is suffering.” —Thich Nhat Hanh, Friday, July 13, 2007, Lower Hamlet These are the words Thay spoke to me during the first Question and Answer session of the summer retreat at

You must be very wise and very patient to keep your love alive so it will last for a long time. He has devoted his life to generating and bringing peace forth in the world. During the Vietnam war Hanh worked hard to reconcile North and South Vietnam.