Thich Nhat Hanh

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Live in such a way that you embody true peace, that you can be peace in every moment of your daily life. It is possible for everyone to generate the energy of peace in every step.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness must be engaged. Once we see that something needs to be done, we must take action. Seeing and action go together.

Thich Nhat Hanh

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Once you can communicate with yourself, you’ll be able to communicate outwardly with more clarity. The way in is the way out.

Thich Nhat Hanh