Mindfulness on deep ecology

Mindfulness on deep ecologyhttps://www.deepecology.net/tags/mindfulness/Recent content in Mindfulness on deep ecologyHugoen-auSun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smilehttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-breathing-in-calm-body-and-mind-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-breathing-in-calm-body-and-mind-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.</p></blockquote>If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flowerhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-peaceful-happy-smile-and-blossom-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-peaceful-happy-smile-and-blossom-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.</p></blockquote>Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feethttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-walk-as-if-kissing-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-walk-as-if-kissing-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.</p></blockquote>Profile: Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/thich-nhat-hanh/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_thich_nhat_hanh.jpg" alt="Thich Nhat Hanh portrait photograph" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, and peace activist whose teachings on “Interbeing” examined the interconnectedness of all phenomena. His development of “Engaged Buddhism” integrated contemplative practice with social and environmental action.</p> <p>During the Vietnam War, Thich Nhat Hanh worked with war refugees and advocated for peace, leading to decades of exile. He established Plum Village in France, which became one of the most visited monasteries in the West. His “School for Youth and Social Services” helped rebuild villages bombed during the war and later became the Order of Interbeing, a worldwide lay practice community.</p>Profile: Mary Oliverhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/mary-oliver/Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/mary-oliver/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_mary_oliver.jpg" alt="Mary Oliver portrait photograph" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was an American poet whose accessible nature poetry examined attention to the natural world. Her work invited readers to observe closely the ordinary aspects of nature - grasshoppers, bears, wild geese. She suggested that sustained attention to nature can cultivate direct experience of interconnection.</p> <p>Oliver’s poetry presented birds, flowers, trees, and animals as subjects that reveal patterns of existence. Her question “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” from “The Summer Day” has become widely known. She proposed that humans are participants in natural processes rather than separate observers.</p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-hope-is-important-because-it-can-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-hope-is-important-because-it-can-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "If we believe that happiness is possible only when we have no suffering, we will never have happiness. Happiness is not the absence of suffering but the art of suffering well."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-if-we-believe-that-happiness-is-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-if-we-believe-that-happiness-is-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“If we believe that happiness is possible only when we have no suffering, we will never have happiness. Happiness is not the absence of suffering but the art of suffering well.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>No Mud, No Lotus (2014)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "It is possible to be joyful and peaceful even while we work for change. Hope is important, but it is not enough. We must also be peace and joy in every moment."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-it-is-possible-to-be-joyful-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-it-is-possible-to-be-joyful-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“It is possible to be joyful and peaceful even while we work for change. Hope is important, but it is not enough. We must also be peace and joy in every moment.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and we are always carrying her within us. We need to wake up and realize that the Earth and we are one."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and we are always carrying her within us. We need to wake up and realize that the Earth and we are one.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment and appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-miracle-is-not-to-walk-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-miracle-is-not-to-walk-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment and appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The Miracle of Mindfulness (1975)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "When we walk on the Earth with awareness, every step is a prayer of healing. Touching the ground deeply, we heal ourselves and the planet."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-we-walk-on-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-we-walk-on-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“When we walk on the Earth with awareness, every step is a prayer of healing. Touching the ground deeply, we heal ourselves and the planet.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The Long Road Turns to Joy (2001)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you do not blame the lettuce. In the same way, do not blame yourself or others. Nourish conditions for growth."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you do not blame the lettuce. In the same way, do not blame yourself or others. Nourish conditions for growth.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. When you are mindful of the Earth, you are mindful of yourself."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. When you are mindful of the Earth, you are mindful of yourself.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>