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Life is available only in the present moment.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Nhat Hanh

Life, Buddhist, Meditation

Thich Nhat Hanh (2004). “Peace Begins Here: Palestinians and Israelis Listening to Each Other”, p.23, Parallax Press

Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.

Nhat Hanh

Life, Tea Drinking, Live In The Moment

Thich Nhat Hanh (2012). “The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh”, p.50, Shambhala Publications

When you look at the sun during your walking meditation, the mindfulness of the body helps you to see that the sun is in you; without the sun there is no life at all and suddenly you get in touch with the sun in a different way.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

"How a sense of sacred can help sustainable business" by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2013.

Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.

Nhat Hanh

Life, Determination, Joy

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

We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

Thich Nhat Hanh (2012). “Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm”, p.3, Harper Collins

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that suffering is pervasive. Jesus must have had the same kind of insight, because they both made every effort to offer a way out. We, too, must learn to live in ways that reduce the world's suffering.

Nhat Hanh

Life, Jesus, Children

Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.48, Penguin

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 she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Life, Change

"Beyond environment: falling back in love with Mother Earth" by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2012.