I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
THICH NHAT HANHI have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
THICH NHAT HANHFear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
THICH NHAT HANHFeelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
THICH NHAT HANHLive your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHHuman beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
THICH NHAT HANHGo back and take care of yourself. 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 HANHThe most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
THICH NHAT HANHThere is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
THICH NHAT HANHYou cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
THICH NHAT HANHFor things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
THICH NHAT HANHBe angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
THICH NHAT HANHYou have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
THICH NHAT HANHWe are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
THICH NHAT HANHYour presence is a miracle.
THICH NHAT HANHWhat you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
THICH NHAT HANHSilence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
THICH NHAT HANH