Thich Nhat Hanh

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Now I see that if one doesn’t know how to die, one can hardly know how to live-because death is a part of life.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Once you develop the practice of smiling, you may not need a reminder. You will smile as soon as you hear a bird singing or see the sunlight streaming through the window.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Only the present moment contains life.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Our walking is not a means to an end. We walk for the sake of walking.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy.

Thich Nhat Hanh

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Thich Nhat Hanh

People kill and are killed because they cling too tightly to their own beliefs and ideologies. When we believe that ours is the only faith that contains the truth, violence and suffering will surely be the result.

Thich Nhat Hanh

People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.

Thich Nhat Hanh