Quotes about Mindfulness
Why wander all over the world looking for something you already have? You are already the richest person on Earth.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Your dream can be realized right in the present moment. You live your life in such a way that every step in the right direction and every breath along the way becomes the realization of your dream. Your dream does not take you away from the present; on the contrary, your dream becomes reality in the present moment.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If we take good care of ourselves, we help everyone. We stop being a source of suffering to the world, and we become a reservoir of joy and freshness. Here and there are people who know how to take good care of themselves, who live joyfully and happily. They are our strongest support. Whatever they do, they do for everyone.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
While washing the dishes, you might be thinking about the tea afterwards, and so try to get them out of the way as quickly as possible in order to sit and drink tea. But that means that you are incapable of living during the time you are washing the dishes.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I bowed my heard, and I knew that we have a lot to learn from the leaf because it was not afraid - it knew that nothing can be born and nothing can die.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If we lose the present moment, we lose life.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
What is happening in the present moment is life.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If we continue to hold on to a dream for something in the future, we lose the present moment. And if we lose the present, we lose everything.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Find space in your day when you can practice mindful breathing and letting go of tensions.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
We are imprisoned in our small selves, thinking only of the comfortable conditions for this small self, while we destroy our large self.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
A few years ago, I asked some children, What is the purpose of eating breakfast? One boy replied, To get energy for the day. Another said, The purpose of eating breakfast is to eat breakfast. I think the second child is more correct.
— Thich Nhat Hanh