Nhat Hanh
Nhat Hanh
Thích Nhất Hạnh; born as Nguyen Xuan Bao on October 11, 1926) is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist. He lives in Plum Village in the Dordogne region in the south of France, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. A long-term exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005...
NationalityVietnamese
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth11 October 1926
CountryVietnam
The happiest moments are when we sit down and we feel the presence of our brothers and sisters, lay and monastic, who are practicing walking and sitting mediation.
Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy?
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.
Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful.
Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.
By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better & prepare for a better future.
That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don't really live their life - they live like dead people.
To live in the present moment is a miracle.
Life is only available in the present moment.
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.
If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.
Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy.