Smile, breathe and go slowly.
THICH NHAT HANHHappiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
-
-
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 -
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 -
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
THICH NHAT HANH -
I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
THICH NHAT HANH -
We 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 HANH -
Be 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 HANH -
The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
THICH NHAT HANH -
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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.
THICH NHAT HANH -
Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
THICH NHAT HANH -
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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 -
Silence 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 -
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
THICH NHAT HANH