864 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

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.

If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Instead of trying to escape from our fear, we can invite it up to our awareness and look at it clearly and deeply.

Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”

With the fork in my hand I will be thinking about what to do next, and the texture and flavor of the desert, together with the pleasure of eating it, will be lost.

We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness and strength so we can help transform the situation.

We are afraid of things outside outside of ourselves that we cannot control. We worry about becoming ill, aging, and losing the things we treasure most. But holding tightly doesn't ease our fear.