Home / Quotes / Quote by Nhat Hanh

Quote by Nhat Hanh

“Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization.”

Quote by Nhat Hanh

Book:Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Work

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

The book delves into the practice of mindfulness, providing insights on how to cultivate peace and presence in everyday activities. It is aimed at individuals looking to enhance their mental and emotional well-being through the application of mindfulness principles. more

Author

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese-French monk, writer, and peace activist. Born on October 11, 1926, he is a prominent figure in the Zen Buddhist tradition, known for his simple yet profound teachings and advocacy for peace. more

You May Also Like

“We, like the Mother of the World, become the compassionate presence that can hold, with tenderness, the rising and passing waves of suffering.”

World Mother Suffering Mom Wave Passing Passings Rising Compassionate Tenderness Being A Mom

Book:Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame

Source: Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame

“We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.”

Knows Years Hard Moments Jobs Remember House Know How Alive Sacrifice Car Willing Hard Work Mom Ten Difficulty Present Moment Live In The Present Being A Mom Diploma Peace Is Every Step

Author:Nhat Hanh

“When you hold a child in your arms, or hug your mother, or your husband, or your friend, if you breathe in and out three times, your happiness will be multiplied at least tenfold.”

Ifs Children Mother Three Arms Mom Husband Breathe Hug Three Times Being A Mom Your Husband Hug You

Author:Nhat Hanh

“When someone deeply listens to you, your barefeet are on the earth, and a beloved land that seemed distant, is now at home within you.”

Home Earth Land Mom Beloved Within You Being A Mom Barefoot

Author:John Fox

“I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an illness of the thyroid gland. Instead of surgery, I was given radiation treatment.”

Given Disease Illness Graves Treatment Radiation Surgery Glands Thyroid Thyroid Gland

Author:Gail Devers

“The real meditative practice is to open up to the full range of what happens in life. And parenting is a fantastic arena for doing that kind of spiritual training. It's as much a potential door into enlightenment as anything else.”

Kind Real Happens Spiritual Practice Doors Mom Training Enlightenment Fantastic Range Arena Being A Mom

Author:Jon Kabat-Zinn

“When people are blessed they discover that their lives matter, that there is something in them worthy of blessing.”

People Matter Mom Blessing Blessed Worthy Being A Mom

Author:Rachel Naomi Remen

“I don't know what I would do in the world without [female friends] for advice, for comfort, for simply knowing that there is someone out there who knows me as I am, and loves me despite and because of it.”

Knows World Knowing Advice Mom Comfort Female And Love Despite Know Me Being A Mom Female Friends

Author:Anna Quindlen

“The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.”

World Problem Mom Draws Circles Our Family Being A Mom

Author:Mother Teresa

“In love, one should simplify, choose persons worthy of their promises and leave them if they don't keep them.”

Ifs Should Persons Broken Promise Worthy Simplify Broken Promises

Author:Isabelle Adjani