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Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Total quotes: 42
“Every day we are engaged in a miracle that we don’t even recognize.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Tagged: Inspirational, Life, Miracle
“If you want to know your own mind, there is only one way: to observe and recognize everything about it. This must be done at all times, during your day-to-day life no less than during the hour of meditation.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: mindfulness, meditation
“Practice of mindfulness is like a boat and by practicing mindfulness you offer yourself a boat and you will not sink in a river of suffering.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Tagged: mindfulness
“You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence possible. There is nothing that is not you.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice, Inspirational
“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, The water will spring forth.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“While washing dishes, you might be thinking about the tea you’re going to drink afterwards, and so try to get them out of the way as quickly as possible in order to sit and drink tea. But that means that you are incapable of living during the time you are washing the dishes. When you are washing the dishes, washing the dishes must be the most important thing in your life. Just as when you’re drinking tea, drinking tea must be the most important thing in your life.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness
Tagged: present, Moments, Nowness, Living In The Present, Living, Life, enjoying the moment
“When we breathe in and we know we're breathing in, that's mindfulness.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Mindfulness Quote from Twitter
Tagged: mindfulness
“Breathing in, breathing out,I am blooming as a flower, I am fresh as the dew.I am solid as a mountain, I am firm as the earth,I am free.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: breathing, affirmations, Flower, Mountain
“When we eat and breathe properly, we nourish our blood, our body, and our spirit. We should select what we eat carefully and chew our food very well.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: eating, breathing, Spirit
“Don’t underestimate yourself. You have the ability to wake up. You have the ability to be compassionate.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Twitter Quote
Tagged: Inspirational
“Sit just to enjoy your sitting; you don't need to attain any goal. Each moment of sitting meditation brings you back to life.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: sitting, meditation, mindfulness
“Understanding and wisdom don’t come from thinking and reasoning, but from direct experience.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: Understanding, Wisdom, Thinking, reasoning, direct experience
“The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Conscious Arrival
Tagged: Lettuce, Self-Love
“When we know that birth and death are together always, we are no longer afraid of dying.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Conscious Arrival
Tagged: Lettuce, Birth, Death, Dying
“We observe our body and see all the causes and conditions that have brought it to be—our parents, our country, the air, and even future generations. We go beyond time and space, me and mine, and taste true liberation.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: Body, Time, Space, Transcendence
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You just need to be yourself.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“Many people think excitement is happiness. When you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Fear: Essential Wisdom For Getting Through the Storm
“Our practice is to cultivate good seeds in the soil of our mind, knowing that they will mature and bloom in their own time.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Breathing in, I see myself as still water. Breathing out, I reflect things as they truly are.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“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 a hardship today.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“Our mission as teachers is not just to transmit knowledge, but to form human beings.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“When you ask the question, "Who am I?" - if you have enough time and concentration - you may find some surprising answers.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“Be like the earth. When the rain comes, the earth simply opens up to the rain and soaks it all in.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“Waking up this morning, I smile. 24 brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Morning Inspo
“Walking meditation is not a practice, it is an enjoyment. We don't force it, but we enjoy it. It is an act of love.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“You don’t need an app to tell you whether you have arrived. You will know because you will recognize that you’re comfortable being.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Everyone we cherish will, someday, get sick and die. If we do not practice the meditation on emptiness, when those things happen, we will be overwhelmed. Concentration on emptiness is a way of staying in touch with life as it is, but it has to be practiced, not just talked about.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: Death, sickness, Concentration, Emptiness, mindfulness
“Be free where you are.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh—Twitter
Tagged: Free, mindfulness
“Understanding is love’s other name.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, How To Love
Tagged: Love, Understanding, Compassion
“Smiling is a kind of mouth yoga. When we smile, it releases the tension in our face. Others notice it, even strangers, and are likely to smile back. By smiling, we initiate a wonderful chain reaction, touching the joy in anyone we encounter. A smile is an ambassador of goodwill.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children
Tagged: smiling, yoga, Mouths
“To be able to act without regret is a source of great happiness.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Energy of Prayer
Tagged: Bloom, Flowers
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“You are already what you are seeking to become.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tagged: Buddhist Advice
“Embrace your suffering tenderly.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Each moment is chance for us to make peace with the world.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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