Quotes from Nhat Hanh

The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.

The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.

Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.

Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.

In true love, you attain freedom.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

Today, you can decide to walk in freedom. You can choose to walk differently. You can walk as a free person, enjoying every step.

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

To abandon the present in order to look for things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold onto the shadow.

Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful.

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.