"A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"All the wonders of life are already here. They’re calling you. If you can listen to them, you will be able to stop running. What you need, what we all need, is silence. Stop the noise in your mind in order for the wondrous sounds of life to be heard. Then you can begin to live your life authentically and deeply." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Allow yourself to sit quietly, with mindfulness and concentration. Allow your breath to follow it's regular rhythm. Enjoy your in-breath and out-breath. Don't strive; relaxation will come. When you are completely relaxed, healing takes place." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your conciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus on your breath." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things they are transformed." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Because we are human beings, we cannot avoid making mistakes. We might have caused someone else to suffer, we might have offended our beloved ones, and we feel regret. But it is always possible for us to begin anew, and to transform all these kinds of mistakes. Without making mistakes there is no way to learn, in order to be a better person, to learn how to be tolerant, to be compassionate, to be loving, to be accepting. That is why mistakes play a role in our training, in our learning, and we should not get caught in the prison of culpability just because we have made some mistakes in our life." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Beginning anew is to change your mind and heart, to transform the ignorance that brought about wrong actions of body, speech, and mind, and to help you cultivate your mind of love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Being able to stop and be aware of the present moment is part of the definition of happiness. It is not possible to be happy in the future. This is not a matter of belief. This is a matter of experience." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things they are transformed." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Because we are human beings, we cannot avoid making mistakes. We might have caused someone else to suffer, we might have offended our beloved ones, and we feel regret. But it is always possible for us to begin anew, and to transform all these kinds of mistakes. Without making mistakes there is no way to learn, in order to be a better person, to learn how to be tolerant, to be compassionate, to be loving, to be accepting. That is why mistakes play a role in our training, in our learning, and we should not get caught in the prison of culpability just because we have made some mistakes in our life." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Beginning anew is to change your mind and heart, to transform the ignorance that brought about wrong actions of body, speech, and mind, and to help you cultivate your mind of love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Being able to stop and be aware of the present moment is part of the definition of happiness. It is not possible to be happy in the future. This is not a matter of belief. This is a matter of experience." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Being compassionate to yourself is a very important practice. When you are tired, angry, or in despair, you should know how to go back to yourself and take care of your tiredness, your anger, and your despair. That is why we practice smiling, mindful walkingandbreathing, and mindful eating." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Breathing in, I calm body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Do not just look for what you want to see. That would be futile. Do not look for anything. But allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself. That insight will help liberate you." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Don't think that happiness will be possible only when conditions around you become perfect. Happiness lies in your own heart. You only need to practice mindful breathing for a few seconds and you’ll be happy right away." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each cell of our body contains all the habit energies of all generations of ancestors." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed. Enlightenment, peace, and joy will not be granted by someone else. The well is within us, and if we dig deeply in the present moment, the water will spring forth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Breathing in, I calm body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Do not just look for what you want to see. That would be futile. Do not look for anything. But allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself. That insight will help liberate you." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Don't think that happiness will be possible only when conditions around you become perfect. Happiness lies in your own heart. You only need to practice mindful breathing for a few seconds and you’ll be happy right away." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each cell of our body contains all the habit energies of all generations of ancestors." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed. Enlightenment, peace, and joy will not be granted by someone else. The well is within us, and if we dig deeply in the present moment, the water will spring forth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Enlightenment is when a wave realises it is the ocean." ~Thic Nhat Hanh
"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.
We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don´t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life, our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don’t have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still water of our heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Forgetfulness is the darkness, mindfulness is the light." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.
We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don´t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life, our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don’t have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still water of our heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Forgetfulness is the darkness, mindfulness is the light." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Go back and take care of yourself.
"I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free... Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It's a daily practice." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"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."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we establish peace in our hearts, in our way of looking at things, and in our way of being with each other and with the world, then we are doing our best to make sure the next war will not come." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we focus exclusively on pursuing happiness, we may regard suffering as something to be ignored or resisted. We think of it as something that gets in the way of happiness. But the art of happiness is also the art of knowing how to suffer well. If we know how to use our suffering, we can transform it and suffer much less. Knowing how to suffer well is essential to realizing true happiness." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Your body needs you
your feelings need you
your perceptions need you.
Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it.
Go home and be there for all these things."
~Thich Nhat Hanh ~
“Happiness can only be recognized against the background of suffering. So we need suffering in order to recognize happiness. Looking deeply we know that happiness is not possible when we don’t have understanding and compassion in us. A happy person is a person who has a lot of understanding and compassion….” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it. All of us have the capacity of transforming neutral feelings into pleasant feelings, very pleasant feelings that can last a long time." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Happiness is only possible with true love. True love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring a deep meaning to our lives. There are people who understand the nature of true love and how to generate and nurture it. The teachings on love given by the Buddha are clear, scientific, and applicable. Every one of us can benefit from these teachings." ~Thich Nhat Hann
"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." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I am a frog swimming happily in the clear water of a pond. And I am the grass-snake that silently feeds itself on the frog." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I have arrived. I am home.
In the here. In the now.
I am solid. I am free.
In the ultimate I dwell."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I have arrived.
I am home.
My destination
is in each step."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold my face in my two hands to keep the loneliness warm. Two hands protecting. Two hands nourishing. Two hands preventing my soul from leaving me in anger!" ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it. All of us have the capacity of transforming neutral feelings into pleasant feelings, very pleasant feelings that can last a long time." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Happiness is only possible with true love. True love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring a deep meaning to our lives. There are people who understand the nature of true love and how to generate and nurture it. The teachings on love given by the Buddha are clear, scientific, and applicable. Every one of us can benefit from these teachings." ~Thich Nhat Hann
"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." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I am a frog swimming happily in the clear water of a pond. And I am the grass-snake that silently feeds itself on the frog." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I have arrived. I am home.
In the here. In the now.
I am solid. I am free.
In the ultimate I dwell."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I have arrived.
I am home.
My destination
is in each step."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold my face in my two hands to keep the loneliness warm. Two hands protecting. Two hands nourishing. Two hands preventing my soul from leaving me in anger!" ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free... Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It's a daily practice." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"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."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we establish peace in our hearts, in our way of looking at things, and in our way of being with each other and with the world, then we are doing our best to make sure the next war will not come." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we focus exclusively on pursuing happiness, we may regard suffering as something to be ignored or resisted. We think of it as something that gets in the way of happiness. But the art of happiness is also the art of knowing how to suffer well. If we know how to use our suffering, we can transform it and suffer much less. Knowing how to suffer well is essential to realizing true happiness." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If we want peace, we have to be peace. Peace is a practice and not a hope." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive-that you can touch the miracle of being alive-then that is a kind of enlightenment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you do not know how to take care of yourself, and the violence in you, then you will not be able to take care of others. You must have love and patience before you can truly listen to your partner or child. If you are irritated you cannot listen. You have to know how to breath mindfully, embrace your irritation and transform it. Offer ONLY understand and compassion to your partner or child - This is the true practice of love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you have experienced hunger, you know that having food is a miracle. If you have suffered from the cold, you know the preciousness of warmth. When you have suffered, you know how to appreciate the elements of paradise that are present. If you dwell only in your suffering, you will miss paradise. Don't ignore your suffering, but don't forget to enjoy the wonders of life, for your sake and for the benefit of many beings." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you look deeply into the person you love, you'll be able to understand her suffering, her difficulties, and also her deepest aspirations. And out of that understanding, real love will be possible. When someone is able to understand us, we feel very happy. If we can offer understanding to someone, that is true love. The one who receives our understanding will bloom like a flower, and we will be rewarded at the same time. Understanding is the fruit of the practice. Looking deeply means to be there, to be mindful, to be concentrated. Looking deeply into any object, understanding will flower." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you nourish your hatred and your anger, you burn yourself. Understanding is the only way out. If you understand, you will suffer less, and you will know how to get to the root of injustice. The Buddha said that if one arrow strikes you, you'll suffer. But if a second arrow hits you in the same spot, you'll suffer one hundred times more." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive-that you can touch the miracle of being alive-then that is a kind of enlightenment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you do not know how to take care of yourself, and the violence in you, then you will not be able to take care of others. You must have love and patience before you can truly listen to your partner or child. If you are irritated you cannot listen. You have to know how to breath mindfully, embrace your irritation and transform it. Offer ONLY understand and compassion to your partner or child - This is the true practice of love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you have experienced hunger, you know that having food is a miracle. If you have suffered from the cold, you know the preciousness of warmth. When you have suffered, you know how to appreciate the elements of paradise that are present. If you dwell only in your suffering, you will miss paradise. Don't ignore your suffering, but don't forget to enjoy the wonders of life, for your sake and for the benefit of many beings." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you look deeply into the person you love, you'll be able to understand her suffering, her difficulties, and also her deepest aspirations. And out of that understanding, real love will be possible. When someone is able to understand us, we feel very happy. If we can offer understanding to someone, that is true love. The one who receives our understanding will bloom like a flower, and we will be rewarded at the same time. Understanding is the fruit of the practice. Looking deeply means to be there, to be mindful, to be concentrated. Looking deeply into any object, understanding will flower." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you nourish your hatred and your anger, you burn yourself. Understanding is the only way out. If you understand, you will suffer less, and you will know how to get to the root of injustice. The Buddha said that if one arrow strikes you, you'll suffer. But if a second arrow hits you in the same spot, you'll suffer one hundred times more." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding. Smile with your whole being." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Imagine a place where there is no suffering. Our children would have no chance to develop their understanding, to learn how to be compassionate.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Imagine that the earth is the tree and we are a leaf. The earth is not the environment, something outside of us that we need to care for. The earth is us." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Imagine that the earth is the tree and we are a leaf. The earth is not the environment, something outside of us that we need to care for. The earth is us." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“In every cell of your body, you can recognize the presence of your ancestors.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh on how our bodies are masterpieces of the cosmos.
"In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not." ~Thic Nhat Hanh
"Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Let go of your sorrows, let go of your worries. That is the secret of walking meditation." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free." ~Thích Nhất Hạnh
"Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Let go of your sorrows, let go of your worries. That is the secret of walking meditation." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free." ~Thích Nhất Hạnh
"Letting go takes a lot of courage. But once you let go, happiness comes very quickly." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us in the here and the now." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Look at flowers, butterflies, trees and children with the eyes of compassion. Compassion will change your life and make it wonderful." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Looking at the future, we see that the other person is very precious to us. When we know we can lose them at any moment, we are no longer angry. We want to embrace her or him and say: “How wonderful, you are still alive. I am so happy. How could I be angry with you? Both of us have to die someday, and while we are still alive and together it is foolish to be angry at each other.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Love in such a way that the person you love feels free." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself - if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself - it is very difficult to take care of another person. To love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truly a practice." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Many people suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore … When you get free from views and words, reality reveals itself to you and that is Nirvana." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Mindfulness helps us to regain the paradise we thought we had lost... If we sit firmly in the present moment, it is as though we are sitting on a lotus." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Most of the time, our head is so full of thoughts that we have no space to listen to ourselves or anyone else. We have learned from our parents or in school that we have to remember lots of things, we have to retain a lot of words, notions, and concepts; and we think that this mental stockpile is useful for our life. But then when we try to have a genuine conversation with someone, we find it difficult to hear and understand the other person. Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“NO MUD, NO LOTUS. Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing. The flower, when it wilts, becomes the compost. The compost can help grow a flower again. Happiness is also organic and impermanent by nature. It can become suffering and suffering can become happiness again.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Nothing exists by itself alone. We all belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces. My happiness is your happiness; my suffering is your suffering. We heal and transform together." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Of course we can buy a present from the market and we put a lot of love into it. But to tell you the truth, my hut in Upper Hamlet in not large enough to store all these kinds of presents. I would like to have a kind of present that I can enjoy every day and you also can enjoy every day - a present that can last for a long time, a present of the heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“One way of taking care of our suffering is to invite a seed of the opposite nature to come up. As nothing exists without its opposite, if you have a seed of arrogance, you have also a seed of compassion. Every one of us has a seed of compassion. If you practice mindfulness of compassion every day, the seed of compassion in you will become strong. You need only concentrate on it and it will come up as a powerful zone of energy. Naturally, when compassion comes up, arrogance goes down. You don’t have to fight it or push it down. We can selectively water the good seeds and refrain from watering the negative seeds.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible and without limit." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our individual consciousness reflects the collective consciousness. Each of us can begin right now to practice calming our anger, looking deeply at the roots of the hatred and violence in our society and in our world. Each of us can practice listening deeply with compassion in order to hear and understand what we have not yet heard and understood. When we have listened and looked deeply, we may begin to develop the energy of brotherhood and sisterhood between all nations, which is the deepest spiritual heritage of all religious and cultural traditions. In this way, peace and understanding within the whole world is increased day by day. Developing the nectar of compassion in our own heart is the only effective spiritual response to hatred and violence." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our senses are our windows to the world, and sometimes the wind blows through them and disturbs everything within us. Some of us leave our windows open all the time, allowing the sights and sounds of the world to invade us, penetrate us, and expose our sad, troubled selves." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us in the here and the now." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Look at flowers, butterflies, trees and children with the eyes of compassion. Compassion will change your life and make it wonderful." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Looking at the future, we see that the other person is very precious to us. When we know we can lose them at any moment, we are no longer angry. We want to embrace her or him and say: “How wonderful, you are still alive. I am so happy. How could I be angry with you? Both of us have to die someday, and while we are still alive and together it is foolish to be angry at each other.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Love in such a way that the person you love feels free." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself - if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself - it is very difficult to take care of another person. To love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truly a practice." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Many people suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore … When you get free from views and words, reality reveals itself to you and that is Nirvana." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Mindfulness helps us to regain the paradise we thought we had lost... If we sit firmly in the present moment, it is as though we are sitting on a lotus." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Most of the time, our head is so full of thoughts that we have no space to listen to ourselves or anyone else. We have learned from our parents or in school that we have to remember lots of things, we have to retain a lot of words, notions, and concepts; and we think that this mental stockpile is useful for our life. But then when we try to have a genuine conversation with someone, we find it difficult to hear and understand the other person. Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“NO MUD, NO LOTUS. Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing. The flower, when it wilts, becomes the compost. The compost can help grow a flower again. Happiness is also organic and impermanent by nature. It can become suffering and suffering can become happiness again.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Nothing exists by itself alone. We all belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces. My happiness is your happiness; my suffering is your suffering. We heal and transform together." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Of course we can buy a present from the market and we put a lot of love into it. But to tell you the truth, my hut in Upper Hamlet in not large enough to store all these kinds of presents. I would like to have a kind of present that I can enjoy every day and you also can enjoy every day - a present that can last for a long time, a present of the heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“One way of taking care of our suffering is to invite a seed of the opposite nature to come up. As nothing exists without its opposite, if you have a seed of arrogance, you have also a seed of compassion. Every one of us has a seed of compassion. If you practice mindfulness of compassion every day, the seed of compassion in you will become strong. You need only concentrate on it and it will come up as a powerful zone of energy. Naturally, when compassion comes up, arrogance goes down. You don’t have to fight it or push it down. We can selectively water the good seeds and refrain from watering the negative seeds.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible and without limit." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our individual consciousness reflects the collective consciousness. Each of us can begin right now to practice calming our anger, looking deeply at the roots of the hatred and violence in our society and in our world. Each of us can practice listening deeply with compassion in order to hear and understand what we have not yet heard and understood. When we have listened and looked deeply, we may begin to develop the energy of brotherhood and sisterhood between all nations, which is the deepest spiritual heritage of all religious and cultural traditions. In this way, peace and understanding within the whole world is increased day by day. Developing the nectar of compassion in our own heart is the only effective spiritual response to hatred and violence." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our senses are our windows to the world, and sometimes the wind blows through them and disturbs everything within us. Some of us leave our windows open all the time, allowing the sights and sounds of the world to invade us, penetrate us, and expose our sad, troubled selves." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Peace is not something to hope for in the future. Peace is something that we can be in every moment. If we want peace, we have to be peace. Peace is a practice and not a hope." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don't have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don't have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one’s perception of reality.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People say walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is the real miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognise: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child ― our own two eyes. All is a miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Real solitude comes from a stable heart that does not get carried away by the pull of the crowd, nor by the sorrows about the past, worries about the future, or excitement or stress about the present." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Root out the aggression in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Self-love is the foundation for your capacity to love the other person. If you don’t take good care of yourself, if you are not happy, if you are not peaceful, you cannot make the other person happy. You cannot help the other person; you cannot love. Your capacity for loving another person depends entirely on your capacity for loving yourself, for taking care of yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People say walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is the real miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognise: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child ― our own two eyes. All is a miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Real solitude comes from a stable heart that does not get carried away by the pull of the crowd, nor by the sorrows about the past, worries about the future, or excitement or stress about the present." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Root out the aggression in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Self-love is the foundation for your capacity to love the other person. If you don’t take good care of yourself, if you are not happy, if you are not peaceful, you cannot make the other person happy. You cannot help the other person; you cannot love. Your capacity for loving another person depends entirely on your capacity for loving yourself, for taking care of yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you're truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in, you can enjoy the silence." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"So the practice is not to fight or suppress the feeling, but rather to cradle it with a lot of tenderness. When a mother embraces her child, that energy of tenderness begins to penetrate into the body of the child. Even if the mother doesn’t understand at first why the child is suffering and she needs some time to find out what the difficulty is, just her act of taking the child into her arms with tenderness can already bring relief. If we can recognize and cradle the suffering while we breathe mindfully, there is relief already.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Spirituality doesn’t mean a blind belief in a spiritual teaching. Spirituality is a practice that brings relief, communication, and transformation. Everyone needs a spiritual dimension in life. Without a spiritual dimension, it’s very challenging to be with the daily difficulties we all encounter... The practices of breathing, walking, concentration, and understanding can help you greatly in dealing with your emotions, in listening to and embracing your suffering, and in helping you to recognize and embrace the suffering of another person. If we have this capacity, then we can develop a real and lasting spiritual intimacy with ourselves and with others." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"So the practice is not to fight or suppress the feeling, but rather to cradle it with a lot of tenderness. When a mother embraces her child, that energy of tenderness begins to penetrate into the body of the child. Even if the mother doesn’t understand at first why the child is suffering and she needs some time to find out what the difficulty is, just her act of taking the child into her arms with tenderness can already bring relief. If we can recognize and cradle the suffering while we breathe mindfully, there is relief already.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Spirituality doesn’t mean a blind belief in a spiritual teaching. Spirituality is a practice that brings relief, communication, and transformation. Everyone needs a spiritual dimension in life. Without a spiritual dimension, it’s very challenging to be with the daily difficulties we all encounter... The practices of breathing, walking, concentration, and understanding can help you greatly in dealing with your emotions, in listening to and embracing your suffering, and in helping you to recognize and embrace the suffering of another person. If we have this capacity, then we can develop a real and lasting spiritual intimacy with ourselves and with others." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Stopping is the basic Buddhist practice of meditation. You stop running. You stop struggling. You allow yourself to rest, to heal, to calm." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The Buddha’s teachings on love are clear. It is possible to live twenty four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The deepest happiness you can have comes from that capacity to help relieve the suffering of others.' ~Thich Nhat
I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand."
~Thich Nhat Hanh"The flower is aware of the fact that it contains everything within it, the whole cosmos, and it does not try to become something else." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The function of mindfulness is, first, to recognize the suffering and then to take care of the suffering. The work of mindfulness is first to recognize the suffering and second to embrace it. A mother taking care of a crying baby naturally will take the child into her arms without suppressing, judging it, or ignoring the crying. Mindfulness is like that mother, recognizing and embracing suffering without judgement." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The greatest miracle is to be alive. We can put an end to our suffering just by realizing that our suffering is not worth suffering for! How many people kill themselves because of rage or despair? In that moment, they do not see the vast happiness that is available. Mindfulness puts an end to such a limited perspective. The Buddha faced his own suffering directly and discovered the path of liberation. Don’t run away from things that are unpleasant in order to embrace things that are pleasant. Put your hands in the earth. Face the difficulties and grow new happiness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation is in the way we handle this very moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The reason we are foolish enough to make ourselves suffer and make the other person suffer is that we forget that we and the other person are impermanent. Someday when we die we will lose all our possessions, our power, our family, everything. Our freedom, peace, and joy in the present moment is the most important thing we have.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are all the leaves in one tree.
We are all the waves in one sea."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are life. And life is far away vaster than this body. This concept. This mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realise." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that if we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We humans have lost the wisdom of genuine resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We do not allow our bodirs to heal, and we don't allow our hearts and minds to heal." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We run our whole life chasing after one idea of happiness or another. Stopping is to stop our running, our forgetfulness, our being caught in the; past or the future. We come home to the present moment, where life is available. The present moment contains every moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We say that time is money. We have created a society in which the rich become richer and the poor become poorer, and in which we are so caught up in our own immediate problems. That we cannot afford to be aware of what is going on with the rest of the human family or our planet Earth. In my mind I see a group of chickens in a cage disputing over some seeds of grain, unaware that in a few hours they will be killed." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The Buddha’s teachings on love are clear. It is possible to live twenty four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The deepest happiness you can have comes from that capacity to help relieve the suffering of others.' ~Thich Nhat
"The essence of loving kindness is being able to offer happiness. You can be the sunshine for another person. You can’t offer happiness until you have it for yourself. So build a home inside by accepting yourself and learning to love and heal yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
The Five Remembrances:"I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand."
~Thich Nhat Hanh"The flower is aware of the fact that it contains everything within it, the whole cosmos, and it does not try to become something else." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The function of mindfulness is, first, to recognize the suffering and then to take care of the suffering. The work of mindfulness is first to recognize the suffering and second to embrace it. A mother taking care of a crying baby naturally will take the child into her arms without suppressing, judging it, or ignoring the crying. Mindfulness is like that mother, recognizing and embracing suffering without judgement." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“The greatest miracle is to be alive. We can put an end to our suffering just by realizing that our suffering is not worth suffering for! How many people kill themselves because of rage or despair? In that moment, they do not see the vast happiness that is available. Mindfulness puts an end to such a limited perspective. The Buddha faced his own suffering directly and discovered the path of liberation. Don’t run away from things that are unpleasant in order to embrace things that are pleasant. Put your hands in the earth. Face the difficulties and grow new happiness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The miracle is not to walk on the water the miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive." ~Thick Nhat Hanh
"The more happiness and love that can be reborn the better, because it will make this world more beautiful and kind. Therefore, you and I should be living our weeks, days and hours in order to be reborn constantly as happiness, love and kindness." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The most precious gift parents can give their children is they love each other, respect each other, and care for each other." ~T N Hanh
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The more happiness and love that can be reborn the better, because it will make this world more beautiful and kind. Therefore, you and I should be living our weeks, days and hours in order to be reborn constantly as happiness, love and kindness." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The most precious gift parents can give their children is they love each other, respect each other, and care for each other." ~T N Hanh
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“… the person who is full of understanding and compassion, that person does not suffer; he or she is happy.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation is in the way we handle this very moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The reason we are foolish enough to make ourselves suffer and make the other person suffer is that we forget that we and the other person are impermanent. Someday when we die we will lose all our possessions, our power, our family, everything. Our freedom, peace, and joy in the present moment is the most important thing we have.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The seeds that are watered frequently are the seeds that will grow strong." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The soil of our mind contains many seeds, positive and negative. We are the gardeners who identify, water, and cultivate the best seeds." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust and enlightenment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognise it, you smile to it and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There are things you’ve been hanging on to that really are not useful and deprive you of your freedom. Find the courage to let them go." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The soil of our mind contains many seeds, positive and negative. We are the gardeners who identify, water, and cultivate the best seeds." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust and enlightenment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognise it, you smile to it and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There are things you’ve been hanging on to that really are not useful and deprive you of your freedom. Find the courage to let them go." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There are times when your joy produces a smile. There are also times when a smile causes relaxation, calm and joy. I do not wait until there is joy in me to smile, joy will come later. Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself.
I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself.
I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“There is a tendency to believe that this land is full of misery, and we want to go somewhere where there is no suffering.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is no birth and death; everything dies and renews itself all the time. When you get that kind of insight, you no longer tire yourself out with anxiety and aversion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is no happiness without freedom, and freedom is not given to us by anyone. We have to cultivate it ourselves. Freedom from affliction, from fear, and from despair." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“This body is not me; I am not caught in this body, I am life without boundaries, I have never been born and I have never died. Over there the wide ocean and the sky with many galaxies All manifests from the basis of consciousness. Since beginingless time I have always been free. Birth and death are only a door through which we go in and out. Birth and death are only a game of hide-and-seek. So smile to me and take my hand and wave good-bye. Tomorrow we shall meet again or even before. We shall always be meeting again at the true source, Always meeting again on the myriad paths of life.” ~Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Death, No Fear
"Time goes by very quickly; one day we may be surprised to discover our life is nearing its end, and we don’t know what we’ve done with all the time we’ve lived. Maybe we’ve wasted entire days in anger, fear, and jealousy. We rarely offer ourselves the time and space to consider: Am I doing what I most want to be doing with my life? Do I even know what that is? The noise in our heads and all around us drowns out the “still, small voice” inside. We are so busy doing “something” that we rarely take a moment to look deeply and check in with our deepest desires." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others, you need to accept yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh from Thyme and Again
"To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past, or responsibly plan for the futurre. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past, but you are still grounded in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"To love not knowing how to love wounds the person we love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Today, you can decide to walk in freedom. You can choose to walk differently. You can walk as a free person, enjoying every step." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"True love is possible only with understanding. When there is understanding, compassion is born." ~Thich Nhat Hahn
"True love makes you happy and makes the other person happy. If love does not generate joy, it’s not love. If love makes the other person cry every day, it’s not love. If love makes you suffer every day, it’s not true love. True love is capable of generating joy for yourself and for the other person. If you can make someone laugh and they make you laugh, that is joy and that is love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Very often we feel like a pot without a lid. We believe that our lid is somewhere in the world and that if we look very hard, we’ll find the right lid to cover our pot. The feeling of emptiness is always there inside us. When we contemplate the other person, sometimes we think we see what we feel we lack. We think we need someone else to lean on, to take refuge in, and to diminish our suffering. We want to be the object of another person’s attention and contemplation. We want someone who will look at us and embrace our feeling of emptiness and suffering with his energy of mindfulness. Soon we become addicted to that kind of energy; we think that without that attention, we can’t live. It helps us feel less empty and helps us forget the block of suffering inside. When we ourselves can’t generate the energy to take care of ourselves, we think we need the energy of someone else. We focus on the need and the lack rather than generating the energy of mindfulness, concentration, and insight that can heal our suffering and help the other person as well." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and look at all beings with eyes of compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is no birth and death; everything dies and renews itself all the time. When you get that kind of insight, you no longer tire yourself out with anxiety and aversion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is no happiness without freedom, and freedom is not given to us by anyone. We have to cultivate it ourselves. Freedom from affliction, from fear, and from despair." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“This body is not me; I am not caught in this body, I am life without boundaries, I have never been born and I have never died. Over there the wide ocean and the sky with many galaxies All manifests from the basis of consciousness. Since beginingless time I have always been free. Birth and death are only a door through which we go in and out. Birth and death are only a game of hide-and-seek. So smile to me and take my hand and wave good-bye. Tomorrow we shall meet again or even before. We shall always be meeting again at the true source, Always meeting again on the myriad paths of life.” ~Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Death, No Fear
"Time goes by very quickly; one day we may be surprised to discover our life is nearing its end, and we don’t know what we’ve done with all the time we’ve lived. Maybe we’ve wasted entire days in anger, fear, and jealousy. We rarely offer ourselves the time and space to consider: Am I doing what I most want to be doing with my life? Do I even know what that is? The noise in our heads and all around us drowns out the “still, small voice” inside. We are so busy doing “something” that we rarely take a moment to look deeply and check in with our deepest desires." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others, you need to accept yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh from Thyme and Again
"To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past, or responsibly plan for the futurre. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past, but you are still grounded in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"To love not knowing how to love wounds the person we love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Today, you can decide to walk in freedom. You can choose to walk differently. You can walk as a free person, enjoying every step." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"True love is possible only with understanding. When there is understanding, compassion is born." ~Thich Nhat Hahn
"True love makes you happy and makes the other person happy. If love does not generate joy, it’s not love. If love makes the other person cry every day, it’s not love. If love makes you suffer every day, it’s not true love. True love is capable of generating joy for yourself and for the other person. If you can make someone laugh and they make you laugh, that is joy and that is love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Very often we feel like a pot without a lid. We believe that our lid is somewhere in the world and that if we look very hard, we’ll find the right lid to cover our pot. The feeling of emptiness is always there inside us. When we contemplate the other person, sometimes we think we see what we feel we lack. We think we need someone else to lean on, to take refuge in, and to diminish our suffering. We want to be the object of another person’s attention and contemplation. We want someone who will look at us and embrace our feeling of emptiness and suffering with his energy of mindfulness. Soon we become addicted to that kind of energy; we think that without that attention, we can’t live. It helps us feel less empty and helps us forget the block of suffering inside. When we ourselves can’t generate the energy to take care of ourselves, we think we need the energy of someone else. We focus on the need and the lack rather than generating the energy of mindfulness, concentration, and insight that can heal our suffering and help the other person as well." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and look at all beings with eyes of compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Walking meditation can bring very deep insight and dissipate all kinds of fear. It's a simple practice. Practicing walking, not only can you get in touch with the wonders of life that can be nourishing and healing but you can also touch the ultimate, in order to be liberated from all fear and anxiety." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We all have the seeds of love in us. We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything in return." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We all have the seeds of love in us. We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything in return." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“We all know that the wonders of life are always there - the blue sky, the white cloud, the beautiful river, the rain, the flowers, the birds, the trees, the children.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are all the leaves in one tree.
We are all the waves in one sea."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are life. And life is far away vaster than this body. This concept. This mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are related to each other.
By taking taking care of you,
I take care of myself.
By taking care of myself,
I take care of you.
Happiness and safety are not
Individual matters."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We do not have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realise." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that if we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We humans have lost the wisdom of genuine resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We do not allow our bodirs to heal, and we don't allow our hearts and minds to heal." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still waters of our heart." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We only used to pay attention to our in-breath and out-breath. Just focus on that. That's all it takes to begin to calm the agitation in your mind and body and restore stability and peace within yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We run our whole life chasing after one idea of happiness or another. Stopping is to stop our running, our forgetfulness, our being caught in the; past or the future. We come home to the present moment, where life is available. The present moment contains every moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We say that time is money. We have created a society in which the rich become richer and the poor become poorer, and in which we are so caught up in our own immediate problems. That we cannot afford to be aware of what is going on with the rest of the human family or our planet Earth. In my mind I see a group of chickens in a cage disputing over some seeds of grain, unaware that in a few hours they will be killed." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"We should live our daily live seeing everything in the light of interbeing.
"When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending," ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When it is raining, we think that there is no sunshine. But if we fly high in an airplane and go to the clouds, we rediscover the sunshine again. We see that the sunshine is always there. In a time of anger or despair, our love is also still there. Our capacity to communicate, to forgive, to be compassionate is still there.... You have to believe this. We are more than our anger; we are more than our suffering. We must recognize that we do have within us the capacity to love, to understand, to be compassionate. If you know this then when it rains you won’t be desperate. You know that the rain is there, but the sunshine is still there somewhere. Soon the rain will stop, and the sun will shine again. Have hope. If you can remind yourself that the positive elements are still present within you and the other person, you will know that it is possible to break through, so that the best things in both of you can come up and manifest again." ~Thich Nhat Hanh, The Sun Always Shines
"When understanding is born in me, compassion is also born." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“When we are angry, what do we usually do? We shout, scream, and try to blame someone else for our problems. But looking at anger with the eyes of impermanence, we can stop and breathe. Angry at each other in the ultimate dimension, we close our eyes and look deeply. We try to see three hundred years into the future. What will you be like? What will I be like? Where will you be? Where will I be? We need only to breathe in and out, look at our future and at the other person’s future." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we speak of listening with compassion, we usually think of listening to someone else. But we must also listen to the wounded child inside of us. Sometimes the wounded child in us needs all our attention. … That little child might emerge from the depths of your consciousness and ask for your attention. If you are mindful, you will hear his or her voice calling for help. At that moment, instead of paying attention to whatever is in front of you, go back and tenderly embrace the wounded child." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we stop feeding our cravings, we discover that we already have everything we need to be happy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we succeed in surviving strong emotions, we experience a more solid peace of mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we surround ourselves with people who are committed to understanding and loving, we’re nourished by their presence and our own seeds of understanding and love are watered. When we surround ourselves with people who gossip, complain, and are constantly critical, we absorb these toxins." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Then we will not be caught in our small selves. We will see our joy and our suffering everywhere." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, “Moment of Daily Inspiration”, passed away today, January 22, 2022
"When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending," ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When it is raining, we think that there is no sunshine. But if we fly high in an airplane and go to the clouds, we rediscover the sunshine again. We see that the sunshine is always there. In a time of anger or despair, our love is also still there. Our capacity to communicate, to forgive, to be compassionate is still there.... You have to believe this. We are more than our anger; we are more than our suffering. We must recognize that we do have within us the capacity to love, to understand, to be compassionate. If you know this then when it rains you won’t be desperate. You know that the rain is there, but the sunshine is still there somewhere. Soon the rain will stop, and the sun will shine again. Have hope. If you can remind yourself that the positive elements are still present within you and the other person, you will know that it is possible to break through, so that the best things in both of you can come up and manifest again." ~Thich Nhat Hanh, The Sun Always Shines
"When understanding is born in me, compassion is also born." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“When we are angry, what do we usually do? We shout, scream, and try to blame someone else for our problems. But looking at anger with the eyes of impermanence, we can stop and breathe. Angry at each other in the ultimate dimension, we close our eyes and look deeply. We try to see three hundred years into the future. What will you be like? What will I be like? Where will you be? Where will I be? We need only to breathe in and out, look at our future and at the other person’s future." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we speak of listening with compassion, we usually think of listening to someone else. But we must also listen to the wounded child inside of us. Sometimes the wounded child in us needs all our attention. … That little child might emerge from the depths of your consciousness and ask for your attention. If you are mindful, you will hear his or her voice calling for help. At that moment, instead of paying attention to whatever is in front of you, go back and tenderly embrace the wounded child." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we stop feeding our cravings, we discover that we already have everything we need to be happy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we succeed in surviving strong emotions, we experience a more solid peace of mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we surround ourselves with people who are committed to understanding and loving, we’re nourished by their presence and our own seeds of understanding and love are watered. When we surround ourselves with people who gossip, complain, and are constantly critical, we absorb these toxins." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When we walk mindfully our feet are massaging the earth. We sow seeds of joy and happiness with each step. With each step, a flower blooms." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You hurry to get past these obstacles and get to the ocean. But as the creek moves down through the fields, it becomes larger and calmer and it can enjoy the reflection of the sky. It's wonderful. You will arrive at the sea anyway so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the sunshine, the sunset, the moon, the birds, the trees, and the many beauties along the way. Taste every moment of your daily life." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you are angry, close your eyes and ears and return to yourself in order to quell the flames. Smile, even if it takes effort." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you enter a well-tended garden and see a fresh, beautiful rose, you want to pick it. But to do so, you have to touch some thorns. The rose is there, but the brambles are also there. You have to find a way to understand the thorns so you can pick the rose. Our practice is the same. Don't say that because there are thorns you cannot be happy. Don't say that because there is still anger or sadness in your heart, you cannot enjoy anything at all. You have to know how to deal with your anger and sadness so you don't lose the flowers of joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?" ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you love someone, you want to take care of that person as you would take care of yourself. That is the relationship each of us can have with the Earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When your mind is liberated, your heart floods with compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"With humility, with awareness of the existence of life, and of the suffering that are going on around us, let us practice the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Wholesome, spiritual nourishment can be found looking at the blue sky, the spring blossoms, or the eyes of a child. We can celebrate the joys that are available in these simple pleasures." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"With each step, a gentle wind blows.
With each step, flower blooms.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as lovely as flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You are a beautiful flower in the garden of humanity." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you are angry, close your eyes and ears and return to yourself in order to quell the flames. Smile, even if it takes effort." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you enter a well-tended garden and see a fresh, beautiful rose, you want to pick it. But to do so, you have to touch some thorns. The rose is there, but the brambles are also there. You have to find a way to understand the thorns so you can pick the rose. Our practice is the same. Don't say that because there are thorns you cannot be happy. Don't say that because there is still anger or sadness in your heart, you cannot enjoy anything at all. You have to know how to deal with your anger and sadness so you don't lose the flowers of joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?" ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When you love someone, you want to take care of that person as you would take care of yourself. That is the relationship each of us can have with the Earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When your mind is liberated, your heart floods with compassion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"With humility, with awareness of the existence of life, and of the suffering that are going on around us, let us practice the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Wholesome, spiritual nourishment can be found looking at the blue sky, the spring blossoms, or the eyes of a child. We can celebrate the joys that are available in these simple pleasures." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"With each step, a gentle wind blows.
With each step, flower blooms.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as lovely as flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You are a beautiful flower in the garden of humanity." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You can train yourself to breathe, walk and sit in such a way that you can get connected with the stars, the trees, the air, the sunshine." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You may wonder if the most wonderful moments of your life are already behind you. Or you may think the happiest moment of your life is still to come. But this is the moment we have been waiting for." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You may wonder if the most wonderful moments of your life are already behind you. Or you may think the happiest moment of your life is still to come. But this is the moment we have been waiting for." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You need to wake up from your autopilot mode. You have to live deeply and with more awareness so that you can be attentive to each moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You need to wake up from your autopilot mode. You have to live deeply and with more awareness so that you can be attentive to each moment." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Your ability to love another person depends on your ability to love yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are WONDERFUL as you are." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are WONDERFUL as you are." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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