More Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
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.
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.
Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: with mindfulness, you can see that they are unhappy and suffering. You can see their wrong perceptions. You'll feel motivated by a desire to say or do something to help the other person suffer less. This means compassionate energy has been born in your heart. And when compassion appears, anger is deleted.
Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
