Thich Nhat Hanh: Moment

“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

“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.”

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”

“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”

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

“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”

“The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.”

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

“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.”

“At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

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

“Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.”

“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.”

“Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.”

“Know that life can only be found in the present moment.”

“I will practice coming back to the present moment… not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past or letting anxieties, fears, or cravings pull me out…”

“The present moment
contains past and future.
The secret of transformation,
is in the way we handle this very moment.”

“By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.”