How to Connect Quotes

“I am here, available to life. And life is available to me.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect

“When you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect

“ENJOYING SITTING Allow yourself to sit quietly, with mindfulness and concentration. Allow your breath to follow its natural rhythm. Enjoy your in-breath and out-breath. Don’t strive; relaxation will come. When you are completely relaxed, healing takes place on its own. As we sit, we may become aware that outside, up in the sky, there are so many stars. We may not be able to see them, but they are there nevertheless. We are sitting on an amazingly beautiful planet, which is revolving in our galaxy, the Milky Way, a river with trillions of stars. If we can have this awareness when we sit, what else do we need to sit for? We clearly see the wonders of the universe and our planet Earth. Sitting with this kind of awareness, we can embrace the whole world, from the past to the future, and our happiness is boundless.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect

“Mindfulness is a healing balm that can put an end to our sense of alienation. It is a nonjudgmental awareness of whatever is happening inside us and around us.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect

“When we feel overwhelmed, confused, or unable to think clearly, we don’t perceive things as they are, and our words and actions can create suffering and separation for ourselves and others.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect

“As children, we were very vulnerable. We got hurt easily. This pain is still inside us. The wounded five-year-old child in us is still there and needs to be heard. If we want to be able to connect with others and understand them, we have to be able to do the same for ourselves first. We can practice getting in touch with our inner child, to recognize, embrace, and transform their pain.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Connect