Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen master and author, 1926-2022
13 quotes.
Quotes by 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.
- If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
- If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.
- Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
- Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
- The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.
- The future is being made out of the present, so the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. This is logical and clear.
- The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
- There is no way to peace; peace is the way. There is no way to happiness; happiness is the way. If you are determined, you can do it with your breathing.
- There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
- Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
- We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living.
- You are a miracle, and everything you touch could be a miracle.