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Present Quotes by Nhat Hanh
- Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
- To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we…
- Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other.
- In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right…
- We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work hard to get a job, a car, a house,…
- We do not have to die to enter the kingdom of Heaven, In fact we have to be fully alive. When we are truly alive…
- Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and…
- Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.
- Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful.
- Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn…
- Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.
- A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which create happiness in…
- Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be happy. So we…
- When we are present, life is also present.
- We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation from suffering and…
- Enlightenment, peace, and joy will not be granted by someone else. The well is within us, And if we dig deeply in the present moment,…
- If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.
- Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.
- Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind…
- Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear…
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- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba
- An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect… — Irving Babbitt