
Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“Technologies of the Self,” Ethics, Subjectivity and Truth (1994), p. 228
Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.”
1850s, Judge For Yourselves! 1851 (1876)
Quoted on his official website (30 December 2008) http://www.plumvillage.org/
Source: Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: 365 days of practical, powerful teachings from the beloved Zen teacher
Shah,Sanjay. " “Nikita Ghokale on the Board of Asian School of Fashion And Design” http://blogs.rediff.com/asiannewsagency/2016/11/28/nikita-ghokale-on-the-board-of-asian-school-of-fashion-and-design/.Rediff.com. November 28, 2016.
Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)
“This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand.”
Hagakure (c. 1716)
Context: There is a saying of the elders' that goes, "Step from under the eaves and you're a dead man. Leave the gate and the enemy is waiting." This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand.