Quote

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 joy?

Nhat Hanh

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Nhat Hanh
Right
Life
Appointment
Appointments
Joy
Present
Peace
Moment
Moments

More quotes by Nhat Hanh

Image
The war is in our souls.
Nhat Hanh
Image
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.
Nhat Hanh
Image
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.
Nhat Hanh
Image
To take care of the environment, we must first take care of the environmentalist.
Nhat Hanh
Image
When we look deeply into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in the cosmos in it. Without clouds there could be no rain, and without rain there would be no flower.
Nhat Hanh
Image
Every one of us needs a home. The world needs a home. There are so many young people who are homeless. They may have a building to live in, but they are homeless in their hearts. That is why the most important practice of our time is to give each person a home.
Nhat Hanh
Image
You have to do it by yourself. You can not do it alone.
Nhat Hanh
Image
Look deeply I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch ... to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.
Nhat Hanh
Image
You only need to walk in mindfulness, making peaceful, happy steps on our planet. Breathe deeply, and enjoy your breathing. Be aware that the sky is blue and the birds' songs are beautiful. Enjoy being alive and you will help the living Christ and the living Buddha continue for a long, long time.
Nhat Hanh
Image
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
Nhat Hanh
Image
How do you want to create peace, if there is no peace inside yourselves?
Nhat Hanh
Image
Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.
Nhat Hanh
Image
Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
Nhat Hanh
Image
We have to learn to die in every moment in order to be fully alive.
Nhat Hanh
Image
If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.
Nhat Hanh
Image
You can only recognize your happiness against the background of suffering.
Nhat Hanh
Image
The bad things, don't do them. The good things, try to do them. Try to purify, subdue your own mind. That is the teaching of all buddhas.
Nhat Hanh
Image
I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.
Nhat Hanh
Image
If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing your best for the future already.
Nhat Hanh
Image
Today, you can decide to walk in freedom. You can choose to walk differently. You can walk as a free person, enjoying every step.
Nhat Hanh