Thich Nhat Hanh

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If we are not in control of ourselves but instead let our impatience or anger interfere, then our work is no longer of any value.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If we can not smile, we cannot help other people to smile.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that even the truth comes and knocks on our door, we won’t want to let it in.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

Thich Nhat Hanh

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

Thich Nhat Hanh

It is very important that we do not try to run away from our painful feelings. We can recognize, accept, embrace, and look deeply.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Life is only available in the present moment. The past is already gone; the future is not yet here.

Thich Nhat Hanh