Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh

Vietnamese monk and mindfulness teacher.

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, and peace activist who popularized the practice of mindfulness in the West. His teachings emphasize the importance of living fully in the present moment, cultivating compassion, and finding peace amidst the chaos of daily life. Through his writings and retreats, he has inspireds to embrace mindfulness as a path to healing and spiritual awakening, encouraging individuals to live with awareness and kindness.

Thích Nhất Hạnh Quotes about Miracle

  • Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive—that you can touch the miracle of being alive—then that is a kind of enlightenment. Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.
  • The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.
  • People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
  • Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
  • Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.
  • Mindfulness... is the miracle which can call back in a flash our dispersed mind and restore it to wholeness so that we can live each minute of life.
  • The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.
  • Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
  • To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.