The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
-
-
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 -
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
THICH NHAT HANH -
If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
THICH NHAT HANH -
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
THICH NHAT HANH -
Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
THICH NHAT HANH -
The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
THICH NHAT HANH -
In true love, you attain freedom.
THICH NHAT HANH -
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
THICH NHAT 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 -
In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
THICH NHAT HANH