You Are Here Quotes

“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“What you are looking for is already in you...You already are everything you are seeking.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“What is love? Love is treating your heart with a great deal of tenderness, with understanding, love, and compassion. If you cannot treat your own heart this way, how can you treat your partner with understanding and love?”
― Hanh Nhat Thich, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“The past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet.” The only moment in which you can be truly alive is the present moment. The present moment is the destination, the point to arrive at. Every time you breathe in and take a step, you arrive: “Breathing in, I arrive. Breathing out, I arrive.” The”
― Hanh Nhat Thich, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“This body is not me, I am not caught in this body. I am life without boundaries. I have never been born, and I shall never die. Look at the ocean and the sky filled with stars, manifestations of my wondrous true mind. Since before time, I have been free. Birth and death are only doors through which we pass, sacred thresholds on our journey. Birth and death are just a game of hide and seek. So laugh with me, hold my hand, let us say goodbye, say goodbye, to meet again soon. We meet today. We will meet again tomorrow. We will meet at the source at every moment. We meet each other in all forms of life. The”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“You already are everything you are seeking. Do not try to become something else.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Don’t wait to start living. Live now! Your life should be real in this very moment.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“In daily life, you are in the habit of running because you think happiness is impossible in the present. This is a habit that was handed down to you by your ancestors, by your parents. Happiness does not seem possible to you in the here and now, so you look for it in the distant future. The practice consists of stopping that habit of running.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“If something negative comes to the surface, such as your despair and anger, or the despair and anger of your spouse, you need the energy of mindfulness to embrace it.

Breathing in, I know that anger is there in me.
Breathing out, I care for my anger.

This is like a mother hearing her baby cry out. She is in the kitchen, and she hears her baby wailing. She puts down whatever she has in her hands, goes into the baby's room, and picks it up in her arms. You can do exactly the same thing--embrace the pain that is coming to the surface.

Breathing in, I know that you are there, my dear anger, my dear despair.
I am there for you; I will take care of you.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Without suffering, we do not have the opportunity to cultivate compassion and understanding; and without understanding, there can be no true love. So”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“If you feel irritation or depression or despair, recognize their presence and practice this mantra: "Dear one, I am here for you." You should talk to your depression or your anger as you would to a child. You embrace it tenderly with the energy of mindfulness and say, "Dear one, I know you are there, and I am going to take care of you," just as you would with your crying baby.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Maybe we too are living like dead people. We move about life in our own corpse because we are not touching life in depth. We live a kind of artificial life, with lots of plans, lots of worries and anger. Never are we able to establish ourselves in the here and now and live our lives deeply. We have to wake up! We have to make it possible for the moment of awareness to manifest. This is the practice that will save us—this is the revolution.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“the more freedom you have, the more happiness you have.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“When you drink whiskey, learn to drink it with mindfulness. “Drinking whiskey, I know that it is whiskey I am drinking.” This is the approach that I would recommend. I am not telling you to absolutely stop drinking. I propose that you drink your whiskey mindfully, and I am sure that if you drink this way for a few weeks, you will stop drinking alcohol. Drinking your whiskey mindfully, you will recognize what is taking place in you—in your body, in your liver, in your relationships, in the world, and so on. When your mindfulness becomes strong, you will just stop. You”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Cultivate solidity. You are somebody; you are something. You are a positive factor for your family, for society, for the world. You have to recover yourself, to be yourself. You have to become solid again. You can practice solidity in everyday life. Every step, every breath you take should help you become more solid. When you have solidity, freedom is there too.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is here, now.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“The past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“The future is being made out of the present, so the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. This is logical and clear. Spending a lot of time speculating and worrying about the future is totally useless. We can only take care of our future by taking care of the present moment, because the future is made out of only one substance: the present. Only if you are anchored in the present can you prepare well for the future. Although”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Transforming the past is possible, thanks to meditation practice.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“The Zen master Linji (also known as Rinzai) said, “The miracle is walking on the earth, not walking on water or fire. The real miracle is walking on this earth.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“If there are negative things around you, you can always find something that is healthy, refreshing, and healing, and with your mindfulness you can recognize its presence in your life.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“I urge you to write this phrase down on a card and put it up on the wall of your room: “Are you sure of your perceptions?”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“In; out. Deep; slow. Calm; ease. Smile; release.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“The miracle of mindfulness is, first of all, that you are here. Being truly here is very important—being here for yourself, and for the one you love. How can you love if you are not here? A fundamental condition for love is your own presence. In order to love, you must be here. That is certain. Fortunately, being here is not a difficult thing to accomplish. It is enough to breathe and let go of thinking or planning. Just come back to yourself, concentrate on your breath, and smile. You are here, body and mind together. You are here, alive, completely alive. That is a miracle. Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses. If you look around yourself with mindfulness, you will see people going around like zombies. Have a great deal of compassion for the people around you who are living like this. They do not know that life is accessible only in the here and now.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“We should not try to escape from our pain. We should look at it directly. Looking at suffering deeply, we will have deep insight into its nature, and the path of transformation and healing will present itself to us.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Remember the words of the Buddha, “The past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet.” The only moment in which you can be truly alive is the present moment. The present moment is the destination, the point to arrive at. Every time you breathe in and take a step, you arrive: “Breathing in, I arrive. Breathing out, I arrive.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Breathe in and tell yourself that a new day has been offered to you, and you have to be here to live it.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“Are you sure of your perceptions?” he asked us. I urge you to write this phrase down on a card and put it up on the wall of your room: “Are you sure of your perceptions?” There is a river of perceptions in you. You should sit down on the bank of this river and contemplate your perceptions.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment