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“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Variant: if your love is only a will to possess, its not love
Source: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

As quoted in Visions from Earth (2004) by James Miller

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Quoted in A Lifetime of Peace : Essential Writings by and About Thich Nhat Hanh (2003) edited by Jennifer Schwamm Willis, p. 141

“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

The Miracle of Mindfulness (1999)
Source: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Context: To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. A pessimistic attitude can never create the calm and serene smile which blossoms on the lips of Bodhisattvas and all those who obtain the way.

“Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Teachings on Love

“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.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

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“In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

“I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart

“Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom

“If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Being Peace

“You are not an observer, you are a participant.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Being Peace

“I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight… I have to deal with my anger with care, with love, with tenderness, with nonviolence.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Being Peace