Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

Listen to the silence. Listen to your life. Be present, not just think about what's going on next week, next month.

Suddenly, you are very much in the present, and you learn it's really the place where you should always live.

I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can.

Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.

When you are present, the world is truly alive.

My life is going at the speed of light, so it's a lot of just trying... to be present in each moment... Giving each situation and each part of life that space and making sure that it's sacred in every aspect.

I just like being present.

By relinquishing your obsession with the past and your fantasies about the future, you can tap into the power of the present and feel the force of love that resides inside of you.

Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.

I don't think too far ahead because I want to appreciate what's happening now.

When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.

I try to just stay in the present moment as much as possible.

I am a person who likes to be in the present.

I always try to live in the moment.

I've found a way to live in the here and now.

You have to live in the present.

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

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.

To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.

If I am incapable of washing dishes joyfully, if I want to finish them quickly so I can go and have dessert, I will be equally incapable of enjoying my dessert. With the fork in my hand, I will be thinking about what to do next, and the texture and flavor of the dessert, together with the pleasure of eating it, will be lost. I will always be dragged into the future, never able to live in the present moment.

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

The best gift we can have is living in the present moment and really enjoying it for what it is; and, not being in our heads and getting sidetracked.