Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Transformations is the word. We can do the work of transformation only in the present moment — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We are always running, and it has become a habit. We struggle all the time, even during our sleep. We are at… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Go back to the breathing and try to be in that moment deeply. Because there is a possibility to handle every kind… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we look deeply into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Inside every one of us is a garden, and every practitioner has to go back to their garden and take care of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There may be a time when a country will have to wake up from a vision of happiness, when they have to… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
No thought about the past or future can pull you away from your present peace and joy. The universe exists in this… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Peace ca n exist only in the present moment. It is rid iculous to say "Wait until I fi nish this, then… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you enter deeply into this moment, you see the nature of reality, and this insight liberates you from suffering and confusion.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We may not have done anything but when we are relaxed, when we are peaceful, when we are able to smile and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him/her, and he/she is no longer… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Each time you take a mindful step you are back in the arms of Mother Earth and are reminded of your true… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you have a friend who suffers, you have to help him.«My dear friend, you are on safe ground. Everything is okay… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
A flower is not a flower. It is made only of non-flower elements - sunshine, clouds, time, space, earth, minerals, gardeners, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Breathing in, I am aware that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I am aware that I am breathing out. Breathing in,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. When a child presents himself to you with… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You only need to walk in mindfulness, making peaceful, happy steps on our planet. Breathe deeply, and enjoy your breathing. Be aware… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon to be preserved in a museum. Only when a practitioner finds the spring of wisdom in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If you are capable of brushing your teeth in mindfulness, then you will be able to enjoy the time when you take a shower,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
If I am incapable of washing dishes joyfully, if I want to finish them quickly so I can go and have dessert, I will… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
When we have anger in us, we suffer. When we have discrimination in us, we suffer. When we have the complex of superiority, we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share
