
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Satipatthana Sutta, the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness,
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
We have to learn the art of stopping — stopping our thinking, our habit energies, our forgetfulness, the strong emotions that rule us. When an emotion rushes through us like a storm, we have no peace. We turn on the TV and then we turn it off. We pick up a book and then we put it down. How can we stop this state of agitation? How can we stop our fe
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • The Heart Of Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation
This is the practice of looking deeply, touching reality, and living in mindfulness. You look at and touch everything as an experience, not as a notion. The notion of man as being more important than other species is a wrong notion.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Cultivating the Mind of Love
He told me that he was sure anyone could touch awakening in whatever work he or she enjoyed the most. The most important thing, he said, is to just be ourselves and live our lives as deeply and mindfully as we can.