Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Biography: Thich Nhat Hanh is known for being a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace a... more Biography: Thich Nhat Hanh is known for being a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, and the founder of the Plum Village Tradition. He promoted the concept of "engaged Buddhism" and mindfulness practice worldwide. Thich Nhat Hanh has authored numerous books on peace, meditation, and mindfulness, influencing countless individuals across the globe. less

"You can live in the here and now and be free of the past.""The most important practice is the practice of the present moment.""Our appointment with life is in the present moment.""When you are a truly happy Buddhist, you are also a Christian, to the extent that you acknowledge its value and consider it yours.""Do not hurrying your actions. Be fully present. Slow down and enjoy each step.""Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.""Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth.""Healing and nourishment will not be possible if we are at war with ourselves or society.""You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.""There are thousands of channels in our consciousness; it is up to us to choose the channel.""The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.""The present moment is the substance with which the future is made.""Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries or fears. Come back to the present moment.""Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice.""Compassion is a verb.""Walk so that your footprints are only those of peace and freedom.""Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. ""If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.""An emotion comes, say anger. We act as if no one is feeling it but our own self. This is really hard on the person who makes us angry!""When we recognize the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love is born."

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