In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
THICH NHAT HANHIn the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
THICH NHAT HANHFeelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
THICH NHAT HANHYou must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
THICH NHAT HANHPeople 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 HANHOnly the present moment contains life.
THICH NHAT HANHWe will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
THICH NHAT HANHWithout being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
THICH NHAT HANHFor things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
THICH NHAT HANHWe are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
THICH NHAT HANHThe quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
THICH NHAT HANHBecause you are alive, everything is possible.
THICH NHAT HANHThe three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
THICH NHAT HANHBe Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
THICH NHAT HANHAttachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
THICH NHAT HANHBirth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
THICH NHAT HANHWe humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
THICH NHAT HANH