753 Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

Breathe in and take one step, and focus all your attention on the sole of your foot. If you have not arrived fully, one hundred percent in the here and the now, don’t take the next step.

A bodhisattva doesn’t have to be perfect. Anyone who is aware of what is happening and who tries to wake up other people is a bodhisattva. We are all bodhisattvas, doing our best.

Do not say that I’ll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive.

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

Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don’t have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still water of our heart.

It is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice.

Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don’t have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in your heart and life.