
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now

When you commit to another person, you make a promise to grow together. It is your responsibility to take care of each other.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
The art of dwelling happily in the present moment is the practice most needed in our time.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
Looking more deeply, you can see that the moment you were officially born is not really the moment of your birth. It is only a moment of continuation.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
The concentration on non-craving is an opportunity to take time to sit down and figure out what true happiness really is.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
teaching is given not by talking alone but by the way we live our life. Our life is the teaching. Our life is the message.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
Each one of us has to be our true self: fresh, solid, at ease, loving, and compassionate. When we are our true selves, not only do we benefit, but everyone around us profits from our presence.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
When we say that nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything transforms, this also applies to your body, your feelings, your perceptions, your mental formations, your consciousness.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
Happiness is a habit. It’s a training.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
As soon as we realize that in this very moment we already have enough, and we already are enough, true happiness becomes possible.