Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

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. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

Look up from what you're doing and look around for a minute. See what a beautiful world you're in.

Life is such a beautiful thing. When you sit for a moment during the day and live that particular moment, everything seems perfect.

To become mindfully aware of our surroundings is to bring our thinking back to our present moment reality and to the possibility of some semblance of serenity in the face of circumstances outside our ability to control.

There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy.

Zen is everywhere.... But for you, Zen is right here.

With a practice, we can always remain alive in the present moment. With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.

Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.

Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.

If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid.

Don't hurry anything. Don't worry about the future. Don't worry about what progress you're making. Just be entirely content to be aware of what is.

Meditation practice is neither holding on nor avoiding; it is a settling back into the moment, opening to what is there.

The necessary condition for the existence of peace and joy is the awareness that peace and joy are available.

All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the joy as it flies.

What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps.

Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment non-judgmental awareness.

Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.