"The true miracle ..."

The true miracle

is not walking on water or walking in air,

but simply walking on this earth.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"We are here to awaken ...

We are here to awaken

from our illusion

of separateness.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Earth will be safe ...

Earth will be safe 

when we feel in us 

enough safety.

 ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow ..."

Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow

because even today

I still arrive.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"The wave does not need to die...

The wave does not need to die to become water.

She is already water.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"At any moment, you have a choice..."

At any moment,

you have a choice,

that either leads you closer to your spirit

or further away from it.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"The sunlight of awareness ..."

Each thought, each action

in the sunlight of awareness

becomes sacred.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"I promise myself ...

I promise myself that I will enjoy

every minute of the day

that is given me to live.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"The mind can go in a thousand directions..."

The mind can go in a thousand directions,

but on this beautiful path,

I walk in peace.

With each step, the wind blows.

With each step, a flower blooms.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Our own life ..."

Our own life 

has to be our message.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Thank you for being here 

and I wish you a peaceful weekend!

"The most precious gift ..."

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

When mindfulness embraces those we love,

they will bloom like flowers.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Drink your tea slowly..."

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.

Live the actual moment.

Only this moment is life.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh 

"If you touch one thing..."

If you touch one thing with deep awareness,

you touch everything. 

~  Thich Nhat Hanh

"My actions..."

My actions are my only true belongings.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Why not try and see positive things..."

People deal too much with the negative,

with what is wrong.

Why not try and see positive things,

to just touch those things and make them bloom?

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“For things to reveal..."

“For things to reveal themselves to us,

we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Each moment is a chance..."

“Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world,

to make peace possible for the world,

to make happiness possible for the world.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Peace is present...

“Peace is present right here and now, 

in ourselves and in everything we do and see.

Every breath we take, every step we take, 

can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.

The question is whether or not we are in touch with it.

We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“May our heart's garden...

“May our heart's garden of awakening

bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

To be beautiful means to be yourself...

“To be beautiful means to be yourself.

You don’t need to be accepted by others.

You need to accept yourself.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh