Thich Nhat Hanh

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is a kind of nonviolence.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Are you sure?” on a piece of paper and tape it to your wall. Love meditation helps you learn to look with clarity and serenity in order to improve the way you perceive.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.

Thich Nhat Hanh

As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing.

Thich Nhat Hanh

As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.

Thich Nhat Hanh

As soon as we pay attention to our breath, as we breathe in, these three things-body, breath, and mind-come together.

Thich Nhat Hanh

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Awareness is a mirror reflecting the four elements. Beauty is a heart that generates love and a mind that is open.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.

Thich Nhat Hanh