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
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
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
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
Eating mindfully is a most important practice of meditation. We can eat in a way that we restore the cookie of our… — 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
You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have a flash of insight, but it's not strong enough to survive. Therefore in the practice of Buddhism, samadhi is… — 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
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
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
We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation… — 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
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
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
