Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the future and the infinite.

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth... This is the real message of love.

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.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.

It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

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

We can't wait to be happy until we remove one hundred percent of suffering. That moment will never exist.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much bigger part of the tea. It is the richest part.
We are the same; our essence has gone into our children, our friends, and the entire universe. We have to find ourselves in those directions and not in the spent tea leaves.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.

When you touch someone who authentically represents a tradition, you not only touch his or her tradition, you also touch your own.