Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.

Suppose you are drinking a cup of tea. When you hold your cup, you may like to breathe in, to bring your mind back to your body, and you become fully present. And when you are truly there, something else is also there - life, represented by the cup of tea. In that moment you are real, and the cup of tea is real. You are not lost in the past, in the future, in your projects, in your worries. You are free from all of these afflictions. And in that state of being free, you enjoy your tea. That is the moment of happiness, and of peace.

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.

I'm ready to live in the present - not the past and not in the future - because in the present is where there's peace.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

Find peace in where and what you are.

When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time.' But that's the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.

I'm really trying to be in the now - that's so spiritual and stuff. It's just so much more pleasant and sane.

Find joy and peace in this very moment.

Our attention to each breath keeps us in the now.

Zen is everywhere.... But for you, Zen is right here.

With a practice, we can always remain alive in the present moment. With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.

Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and now. One becomes aware of the present moment through such means as concentrating on the breathing. This is based on developing the knowledge of nowness, for each respiration is unique. It is an expression of now.

I try to live in the moment and let that moment carry me to the next great place.

My mission is to help promote peace by helping others to find inner peace. If I can find it, you can too. Peace is an idea whose time has come.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what the morrow will bring with it.

Peace comes from being aligned with the present moment. Wherever you are, you feel that you are home—because you are home.

Be. Here. NOW. Don't forget to breathe. When all else fails, grab a clown nose.

One of the things I love about yoga is that it brings you into the present moment. You aren't worried about what will happen tomorrow and you aren't thinking about what happened yesterday. It's about opening your heart and living from your heart.

To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

You don't need a plan; you just need to be present.

Wherever we are we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other and the wonder of our breathing.

When you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe the flow of your breath. Become aware of a silent but powerful sense of presence.

Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy?