Get Started
Home Authors Tags
Photo of thich nhat hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.""Smile, breathe, and go slowly.""The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, a gentle wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.""Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.""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.""Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.""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.""The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.""People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.""To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.""Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.""Here are some additional quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh:""Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand-new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.""Because you are alive, everything is possible.""There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.""Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.""Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.""Many people think excitement is happiness. And so they go on exciting themselves, but leave their minds not at peace.""Peace is every step."