Thich Nhat Hanh Mindfulness Quotes
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We all exist as part of a wonderful stream of life.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
When you understand, you cannot help but love. You cannot get angry.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Work is only a part of life. But work is life only when done in mindfulness. Otherwise, one becomes like the person who lives as though dead.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done in mindfulness.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Nourish yourself every day with the wonderful things that life has to offer you. Nourish yourself in the present moment. Walk in the kingdom of God.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
[A]ll the methods in the search for truth should be looked on as means rather than as ends in themselves or as absolute truth.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The most basic precept of all is to be aware of what we do, what we are, each minute . Every other precept will follow from that.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The truth is that everything contains everything else. We cannot just be, we can only inter-be.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Life is real; it's not a dream when mindfulness is there.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness is the capacity to shine the light of awareness onto what's going on here and now. Mindfulness is the heart of meditation practice.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Things cannot stay the same because they are influenced by everything else, everything that is not itself.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Making an effort at the wrong time or place dissipates our energy.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what's the use of seeing?
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Just because we do not perceive something, it is not correct to say it does not exist.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you,
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The roots of a lasting relationship are mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech, and a strong community to support you.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone's victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
You cannot love properly and deeply without mindfulness.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment .
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Meditation is essential for our survival.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Since we cling to our hope in the future, we do not focus our energies and capabilities on the present moment
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness frees us of forgetfulness and dispersion and makes it possible to live fully each minute of life. Mindfulness enables us to live.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The wise man, by vigor, mindfulness, restraint, and self-control, creates for himself an island which no flood can submerge.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Direct experience is the only way.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If you truly practice mindfulness, it will never cause harm. If the practice doesn't bring about more compassion, then it's not right mindfulness.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the future and the infinite.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I am a continuation like the rain is the continuation of the cloud.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Emptiness is not the opposite of existence. It is not nothingness or annihilation.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The essential discipline of following one's breath to nourish and maintain calm mindfulness, even in the midst of the most difficult circumstances.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
What we need are people who are capable [...] of not taking sides so that they can embrace the whole of reality.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation is to be aware of what is going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
No one teaches mindfulness better than Thich Nhat Hanh.
— B. J. Gallagher Hateley
Suffering has many faces. If we discover the roots of one suffering, we are at the same time discovering the roots of others.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Goodwill is not enough; we need to learn the art of making others happy. Art is the essence of life, and the substance of art is mindfulness.
— Thich Nhat Hanh