Asked to elaborate on his self-perception, the said: “ I have a lot of time for myself. And that’s not easy. My nature is that I don’t like to disappoint people, and it is very difficult for me to say no to invitations. But, I have learned to know my limit, learned to say no and to withdraw to my hermitage to have time for my walking meditation, my sitting, my time with the garden, with the flowers and things like that. I have not used the telephone for the last twenty-five years.”
Interviewed in the summer of 1995 at the height of his popularity, journalist Helen Tworkov told Thich Nhat Hanh he was so popular that people said he was a “movement” and not a teacher. He responded saying: “That’s not my impression. I see myself as a very lazy teacher, as a very lazy monk.”
Asked to elaborate on his self-perception, the said: “ I have a lot of time for myself. And that’s not easy. My nature is that I don’t like to disappoint people, and it is very difficult for me to say no to invitations. But, I have learned to know my limit, learned to say no and to withdraw to my hermitage to have time for my walking meditation, my sitting, my time with the garden, with the flowers and things like that. I have not used the telephone for the last twenty-five years.” Comments are closed.
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