The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all other moments.
Nhat HanhSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Nhat HanhWe try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion.
Nhat HanhWe can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Nhat Hanh