More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.
In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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.
This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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.
