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
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
We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work hard to get a job, a… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don't really live their life -… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
With a practice, we can always remain alive in the present moment. With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Live in such a way that you embody true peace, that you can be peace in every moment of your daily life.… — 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,… — 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
A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You need the practice of mindfulness to bring your mind back to the body and establish yourself in the moment. If you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When you suffer, you can look deeply at your situation and find the many blessings that are already surrounding you. It is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Walk and touch peace every moment. Walk and touch happiness every moment. Each step brings a fresh breeze. Each step makes a… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We do not have to die to enter the kingdom of Heaven, In fact we have to be fully alive. When we… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The healing of ourselves is the healing of the whole nation. Society is only a manifestation of our collective consciousness and our… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The moment you wake up, right away, you can smile... You are aware that a new day is beginning, that life is… — 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
