“It is possible to be joyful and peaceful even while we work for change. Hope is important, but it is not enough. We must also be peace and joy in every moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh Source: Peace Is Every Step (1992)”

“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)

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

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

“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)