Quotes about Awareness
Angry in the ultimate dimension I close my eyes and look deeply. Three hundred years from now Where will you be and where shall I be?
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Transforming the past is possible, thanks to meditation practice.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Beginning anew" means being determined not to repeat the negative things we have done in the past. A new era begins when we commit ourselves to living in mindfulness. When we vow to ourselves, "I am determined not to behave as I did in the past," transformation occurs immediately.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
We may spend our lives chasing after wealth, status, influence, and sensual pleasures, thinking they will improve the quality of our life. And yet we end up not having any time left to live.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Making an effort at the wrong time or place dissipates our energy.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The first step is to stop the thinking; we need to come back to our breathing and calm our body and mind. This will bring more space and clarity so that we can name and recognize the idea, desire, or emotion that's troubling us, say hello to it, and give ourselves permission to release it.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The space itself, your home, naturally has a message and intention.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
You must do whatever is necessary to be able to do this: recognize the presence of the person you love several times each day.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Whenever everyone's eyes are fixed on the earth—looking at the trees, plants, hills, mountains, or each other—then we know we are in the historical dimension, the world of birth and death. But when everyone's eyes look into space then we have entered the ultimate dimension, the unborn and undying world.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.
— Thich Nhat Hanh