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Since we cling to our hope in the future, we do not focus our energies and capabilities on the present moment

Since we cling to our hope in the future, we do not focus our energies and capabilities on the present moment
– Thich Nhat Hanh

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  2. If we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that when the truth comes and knocks on our door, we won’t want to let it in. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  3. Nourish yourself every day with the wonderful things that life has to offer you. Nourish yourself in the present moment. Walk in the kingdom of God. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  4. There is nowhere to arrive except the present moment. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  5. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  6. When mindfulness is present, the Buddha and the Holy Spirit are already there, – Thich Nhat Hanh
  7. Only this actual moment is life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  8. If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  9. Don’t chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don’t run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment . – Thich Nhat Hanh
  10. We can’t wait to be happy until we remove one hundred percent of suffering. That moment will never exist. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  11. We can’t wait to be happy until we remove one hundred percent of suffering. That moment will never exist. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  12. We fall back into the past, we jump ahead into the future, and in this we lose our entire lives. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  13. 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. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  14. When we see that some suffering or some pain is coming up, we don’t try to run away from it. In fact, we have to go back and take care of it. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  15. Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  16. Do everything in mindfulness so you can really be there, so you can love. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  17. Letting go takes a lot of courage sometimes. But once you let go, happiness comes very quickly. You won’t have to go around search for it. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  18. The person who suffers most in this world is the person who has many wrong perceptions, and most of our perceptions are erroneous. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  19. If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  20. This is Buddhist meditation-to penetrate, to be one with, in order to really understand. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  21. Understanding is the other name of love. If you don’t understand, you can’t love. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  22. Once you can communicate with yourself, you’ll be able to communicate outwardly with more clarity. The way in is the way out. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  23. If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  24. When you touch someone who authentically represents a tradition, you not only touch his or her tradition, you also touch your own. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  25. Understanding and love aren’t two separate things, they’re just one. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  26. …if the content of your speech is not authentic, talking or texting on a device doesn’t mean you’re communicating with another person. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  27. If our minds are blocked, there is no device that will make up for our inability to communicate with ourselves or others. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  28. The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives -”the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  29. Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  30. We all exist as part of a wonderful stream of life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  31. The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  32. I am a continuation like the rain is the continuation of the cloud. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  33. Things cannot stay the same because they are influenced by everything else, everything that is not itself. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  34. Just because we do not perceive something, it is not correct to say it does not exist. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  35. A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  36. Now I see that if one doesn’t know how to die, one can hardly know how to live – because deathis a part of life. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  37. The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  38. I have lost my smile,but don’t worry.The dandelion has it. – Thich Nhat Hanh
  39. Love has no meaning without understanding – Thich Nhat Hanh
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