Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

If we know that we are now at the point where we have always wanted to be, we will be there. . . because we are never there but always here, now!

My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.

Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives.

I am living here and now. The blessing of my life is that I am totally concentrating on the present moment. And I want to be because there is nothing but the present moment.

If you are not living this moment, you are not really living.

I'm about the present.

Let the clock and the earth do their own thing... Let the comings and goings of life continue... But YOU stay HERE and NOW. This exercise is to bring you to the Eternal Present where it all is.

Take three conscious breaths. Just pause. Let it be a contrast to being all caught up. Let it be like popping a bubble. Let it be just a moment in time, and then go on. Maybe you are on your way to whatever you need to do for the day. You are in your car, or on the bus, or standing in line. But you can still create that gap by taking three conscious breaths and being right there with the immediacy of your experience, right there with whatever you are seeing, with whatever you are doing, with whatever you are feeling.

To live in the present, we must deeply believe that what is most important is in the here and now.

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.

Only the present moment contains life.

The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all other moments.

To be "here and now," in principle, is just for once. And then you have to repeat that.

Life is only available in the present moment.

For it is only by forgetting that we ever really drop the thread of time and approach the experience of living in the present moment, so elusive in ordinary hours.

Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment.

The only reality is in the moment. What you are doing counts.

We need to learn to live in the here and now; this moment is the best moment. Live it fully.

The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That's all there ever is.

Act in the moment, live in the present, slowly slowly don't allow the past to interfere And you will be surprised that life is such an eternal wonder, such a mysterious phenomenon and such a great gift that one simply feels constantly in gratitude. So this is my message for you: live in the moment, herenow. That's why I call it divine purity

Until presence becomes your predominant state, you may find yourself moving back and forth for a while between the old consciousness and the new, between mind identification and presence.

Some people say it is hard to live in such a way, being completely one with the present moment. Of course, it is not hard. The opposite is hard. Not being one with life is hard, and that is how most people live.

Only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present.

I am not in yesterday; I am not in tomorrow. I am right now.