753 Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.

In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right here and now. it is much safer than placing our hope in the future. If we cling to the idea of hope in the future, we might not notice the peace and joy that are available in the present moment. The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn to practice touching what is not wrong—inside us and around us. When we get in touch with our eyes, our heart, our liver, our breathing, and our non-toothache and really enjoy them, we see that the conditions for peace and happiness are already present.

Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

To take care of the environment, we must first take care of the environmentalist.

The first thing I learned was that even if you have a lot of money and power and fame, you can still suffer very deeply.

Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.