Direct experience is the only way.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Do everything in mindfulness so you can really be there, so you can love.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries, or fears. Come back to the present moment, and touch life deeply. This is mindfulness.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Don’t wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late. If we know how to live according to the insight of impermanence, we will not make many mistakes. We can be happy right now. We can love our beloved, care for her, and make her happy today. And we won’t run toward the future, losing our life, which is available only in the present moment.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it as the axis on which the world revolves

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Emptiness is not the opposite of existence. It is not nothingness or annihilation.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive - that you can touch the miracle of being alive - then that is a kind of enlightenment.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon.

— Thich Nhat Hanh