If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
THICH NHAT HANHIf you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
THICH NHAT HANHOnly the present moment contains life.
THICH NHAT HANHThe desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
THICH NHAT HANHThe quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
THICH NHAT HANHLive your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHAt any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
THICH NHAT HANHKeeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
THICH NHAT HANHSometimes 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 HANHTo be loved means to be recognized as existing.
THICH NHAT HANHI have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
THICH NHAT HANHNonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
THICH NHAT HANHYou have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
THICH NHAT HANHIn the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
THICH NHAT HANHEvery thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
THICH NHAT HANHEvery word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
THICH NHAT HANHWe are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
THICH NHAT HANH