Thich-Nhat-Hanh on deep ecology

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our mother

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our mother.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.

We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmosphere

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmosphere.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over.

Please Call Me by My True Names

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

“Please call me by my true names, \ so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once, \ so I can see that my joy and pain are one.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

Profile: Thich Nhat Hanh

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

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.

Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "the Earth is in you, you are the Earth..."

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

“When you wake up and see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is in you, you are the Earth, you touch the nature of interbeing” - Thich Nhat Hanh

This powerful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh comes from an interview he gave with Joe Confino from the guardian in 2011. To watch the full video see Video: Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh – “Awakening to interbeing”

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."