Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred.  In this light, no boundary exists between the sacred and the profane.

Nous devrions nous traiter avec beaucoup de respect, beaucoup de tendresse et de compassion. Il est très important de traiter notre corps avec le plus grand respect, avec compréhension, avec compassion. Si vous savez comment traiter votre corps et vos sentiments avec un tel respect, vous serez aussi capables de traiter une autre personne avec le même respect et c’est ainsi que nous construirons la paix.
Translation: We should treat ourselves with much respect, much tenderness and compassion. It is very important that we treat our body with the utmost respect, with comprehension, with compassion. If you known how to treat your body and your feelings with such a respect, you will also be capable of treating another personne with the same respect and it is in this way that we will build peace.

     "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

"Wherever we are we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other and the wonder of our breathing."

Hatred and fear blind us. We no longer see each other. We only see the faces of monsters, and that gives us the courage to destroy each other.

The almond tree is itself truth, reality, your own self. Of all the people who have passed by your yard, how many have really seen the almond tree? The heart of an artist may be more sensitive; hopefully he or she will be able to see the tree in a deeper way than many others. Because of a more open heart, a certain communion already exists between the artist and the tree. What counts is your own heart. If your heart is not clouded by false views, you will be able to enter into a natural communion with the tree. The almond tree will be ready to reveal itself to you in complete wholeness. To see the almond tree is to see the way.

When we speak, we want to say something sweet, but we don’t say something sweet because something is ordering us from deep down to say something unkind. We want to open our hearts to people, but we can’t do it, because we are being ordered around by the sufferings we have concealed deep in our consciousness.

In English we say ‘we are’ but it’s proper to say ‘we are becoming’ because things are becoming.

Use your time wisely. Every moment produce beautiful thoughts, loving, kindness, forgiveness. Say beautiful things, inspire, forgive, act physically to protect and help.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.