864 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

The object of your practice should first of all be yourself. Your love for the other, your ability to love another person, depends on your ability to love yourself.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

We will receive the fruits of any act we have done, whether wholesome or unwholesome.

One day my left hand was holding a nail and my right hand a hammer. I was trying to hang a picture and I was not very mindful. Instead of pounding on the nail I pounded on the finger. Right away my right hand put the hammer down and took care of my left hand as if she were taking care of herself.

Be a friend to yourself. If you are a true friend to yourself, you can be a true friend to a loved one. A romantic crush is short-lived, but friendship and loving kindness can last very long and continue to grow.

What you read and write can help you heal, so be thoughtful about what you consume.

Attachment to views, attachment to ideas, attachment to perceptions are the biggest obstacle to the truth.

Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.