“The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our mother.”

“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace (1987)

“If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our …”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step (1991)

“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching (1998)

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Long Road Turns to Joy (1996)

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding (1988)

“We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmosphere.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Letter to the Earth (2013)