Thich Nhat Hanh citáty

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11 citátů pro šťastnější a spokojenější život

„Nejcennějším darem, který můžeme nabídnout komukoli, je naše pozornost. Když pozorností zahrneme ty, které milujeme, rozkvetou jako květiny.“

„Někdy je vaše radost zdrojem vašeho úsměvu, ale někdy může být váš úsměv zdrojem vaší radosti.“

„Hlubokým prožíváním přítomného okamžiku můžeme lépe porozumět minulosti a připravit se na lepší budoucnost.“

„Být krásný znamená být sama sebou. Nepotřebujete aby vás ostatní přijímali. Potřebujete přijmout sami sebe.“

„Ke štěstí nevede žádná cesta. Štěstí je cesta.“

„Proto, aby se nám věci ukázaly takové, jaké doopravdy jsou, musíme být připraveni opustit naše názory na ně.“

„Pokud nejsme plně sami sebou, skutečně v přítomném okamžiku, všechno nám uniká.“

„Ať zahrada probuzení našeho srdce rozkvete stovkami květů.“

„Míra vašeho štěstí závisí na míře svobody, kterou máte ve svém srdci.“

“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”

“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.”

“The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.”

“I have noticed that people are dealing too much with the negative, with what is wrong…. Why not try the other way, to look into the patient and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?”

“Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.”

“If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.”

“Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.”

“My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.”

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”

“It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.”

“When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.”

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.”

“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”

“The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.”

“In true love, you attain freedom.”

“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.”

“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”

“The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.”

“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.”

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

“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.”

“At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

“Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.”

“Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.”

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.”

“Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.”

“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.”

“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.”