Thich Nhat Hanh
(30 quotes)
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Thich Nhat Hanh: Peace
It is my conviction that there is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: To be beautifull
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh about love
If your love is only a will to possess, it's not love
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: The greatest gift
If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: Let go!
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.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: Love and presence
If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
Monday Aug 1, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: The present
The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: The joy of your smile
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Friday May 27, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: The source of love
The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness.
One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.
Friday May 13, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: A way of love
You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
Friday Apr 8, 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh: A true dialoge
In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh: Emotion and happiness
Many people think excitement is happiness....
But when you are excited you are not peaceful.
True happiness is based on peace.
Thursday Dec 9, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh: Our views
For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh: The seed of suffering
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
Friday Dec 4, 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh: Suffering
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh: When we are mindful
When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.
Thursday Oct 8, 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh: Let go your suffering
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh: The most precious gift
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Friday Jan 3, 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh: See positive things
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh: Awareness
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh: Letting go Suffering
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh: Wake up
You need to wake up from your autopilot mode. You have to live deeply and with more awareness so that you can be attentive to each moment.
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh: Smile, be peaceful and happy
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh: Life is available only in the present
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.
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Thich Nhat Hanh: Breathing
Breathing in, I calm my body.
Breathing out, I smile.
Dwelling in the present moment,
I know this is a wonderful moment.
Tuesday Oct 2, 2018
Thich Nhat Hanh: Tomorrow will be better
If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Truth
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth.
The problem is to see reality as it is.
Wednesday Mar 8, 2017
Thich Nhat Hanh: When another person makes you suffer
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over.
He does not need punishment;
he needs help.