Thich Nhat Hanh

"The present is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments."

"Understanding is the first step to love."

"Do not lose yourself in the future, nor in the past. The only moment you live is now."

"Happiness is the cessation of suffering, not the pursuit of pleasure."

"The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy."

"Peace comes when you can let the past go and stop trying to control the future."

"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence."

"Compassion is a verb. It requires action."

"The present moment contains past and future; in it, they are one."

"To meditate is to go home to yourself."

"Our true home is in every moment, not in a distant place or time."

"Suffering is not wrong. It's the way we relate to it that causes problems."

"The wave does not fight the ocean. It surrenders and returns."

"If we know how to live deeply every moment of our daily life, the peace is already there."

"Enlightenment is like the moon reflected in ten thousand bodies of water."

"We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness."

"A human being is part of the whole called by us the universe, a part limited in time and space."

"Transformation is possible when we root our awareness in the present moment."

"Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish."

"The greatest gift you can give another is your full attention."

"Walking slowly is like a meditation; every step can be a prayer."

"Healing comes when we stop running from our pain and learn to embrace it."

"There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way."

"When we are aware of our breathing, we are present with our life."

"The most precious inheritance parents can give to their children is their blessing."

"Eating with mindfulness means tasting the earth and the sky in every bite."

"Time is not separate from us. We are time itself."

"Education is not a business. It's a practice of freedom."

"To be beautiful means to be yourself, to live in the present moment."

"There is always hope as long as there is life."