Nhat Hanh Quotes About Mindfulness

Quotes about: Mindfulness

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  People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

  Nhat Hanh

  Motivational, Buddhist, Children

• Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Life, Buddhist, Morning

  FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Dec 18, 2015

• The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

  Nhat Hanh

  Past, Live In The Moment, Mindfulness

  Twitter post from Aug 09, 2016

• Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

  Nhat Hanh

  Mean, Bridges, Mind

  FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Feb 29, 2016

• Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

  Nhat Hanh

  Anchors, Walking Meditation, Sky

  Twitter post from Jan 05, 2016

• The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

  Nhat Hanh

  Love, Inspirational, Life

• Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

  Nhat Hanh

  Shine On, Shining, Live In The Moment

• From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth.

  Nhat Hanh

  People, Peaceful, Tea

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace”, p.4, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

  Nhat Hanh

  Being Happy, Gratitude, Attitude

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation”, p.90, Parallax Press

• To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhist, Regret, Mean

• The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

  Nhat Hanh

  Friendship, Mindfulness, Precious Gifts

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.20, Penguin

• 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.

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  Happiness, Yoga, Home

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. March 2010.

• There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

  Nhat Hanh

  Perspective, Enlightenment, Mindfulness

  Joseph Emet, Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “Mindfulness Meditation: For a Quieter Mind, Self-Awareness and Healthy Living”, p.4, Souvenir Press

• With mindfulness - the practice of peace - we can begin by working to transform the wars in ourselves. Conscious breathing helps us do this.

  Nhat Hanh

  War, Practice, Breathing

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “For a Future to Be Possible: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.12, ReadHowYouWant.com

• When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhism, Acceptance, Deep Love

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation”, p.4, Parallax Press

• Only the present moment contains life.

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  Mindfulness, Moments, Peace Is Every Step

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). “Happiness (EasyRead Edition)”, p.35, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

  Nhat Hanh

  Inspirational, Time, Tea Drinking

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2016). “The Miracle of Mindfulness, Gift Edition”, p.29, Beacon Press

• The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

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  Understanding, Mind, Helping

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.13, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

• When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness.

  Nhat Hanh

  Happiness, Healing, Heart

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). “Happiness (EasyRead Edition)”, p.95, ReadHowYouWant.com

• You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must practice mindfulness, calm and deep listening, and loving speech. This is universal thing, taught by all religions.

  Nhat Hanh

  Practice, Meditation, Listening

  Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn (2006). “True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart”, p.92, Shambhala Publications

• Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. The energy with which we do these things is mindfulness.

  Nhat Hanh

  Happiness, Peace, Practice

• The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.

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  Happiness, Trust, Confidence

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “For a Future to Be Possible: Easyread Edition”, p.39, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: with mindfulness, you can see that they are unhappy and suffering. You can see their wrong perceptions. You'll feel motivated by a desire to say or do something to help the other person suffer less. This means compassionate energy has been born in your heart. And when compassion appears, anger is deleted.

  Nhat Hanh

  Wisdom, Mean, Home

• If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the body of the new Buddha. This is not a dream but is possible today and tomorrow.

  Nhat Hanh

  Dream, Cells, Practice

  "Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: only love can save us from climate change". Interview with Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2013.

• Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else. In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred.

  Nhat Hanh

  Baby, Jesus, Buddhist

  Thich Nhat Hanh (1996). “The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation”, p.61, Beacon Press

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