All Discussions Tagged 'love' - Peace for the Soul2024-03-29T09:37:18Zhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?groupUrl=thich-nhat-hanh-teachings&tag=love&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDear Sangha, there is word our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has stopped eating.tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2020-10-06:5143044:Topic:2945972020-10-06T00:15:21.580ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>From the Thich Nhat Hanh Community page:</p>
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<p>Dear Sangha, there is word our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has stopped eating. There are a number of his monks traveling to him now in Vietnam to be in his presence. Thay has been incredibly strong and vibrant following his stroke in 2014 and he will mark 94 years on October 11. A report from…</p>
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<p>From the Thich Nhat Hanh Community page:</p>
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<p>Dear Sangha, there is word our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has stopped eating. There are a number of his monks traveling to him now in Vietnam to be in his presence. Thay has been incredibly strong and vibrant following his stroke in 2014 and he will mark 94 years on October 11. A report from Plum Village on Sept 18th stated his health has been declining despite the best of care.</p>
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<p>Please join me and the other admins and mods of this group in meditation for Thay. Plum Village has requested we sit or walk for Thay and offer forgiveness to others as a way to continue Thay's energy of peace. If we can sit and generate compassion for others and forgiveness we increase the being and the legacy of Thay.</p>
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<p>Thay taught us the next Buddha may be the sangha. I believe your mindful thoughts and actions now for him will bring that closer and help him to touch more lives than ever as he ends this incarnation.</p>
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<p>May Thay be peaceful now in his root temple and feel the love and gratitude from all over the world.</p>
<p></p> Compassiontag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2015-09-29:5143044:Topic:2346792015-09-29T17:57:35.355ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
<p>"The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other. We "go inside" their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering. Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering. We must become one with the subject of our observation. When we are in contact with another's suffering, a feeling of compassion…</p>
<p>"The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other. We "go inside" their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering. Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering. We must become one with the subject of our observation. When we are in contact with another's suffering, a feeling of compassion is born in us. Compassion means, literally, "to suffer with."<br/> <br/> —Thich Nhat Hanh</p>
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<p>Borges' Comment: "Jigme and Sonam are sisters whose nomadic family had just come down from the Himalayan highlands to their 16,500 ft. winter camp on the Tibetan Plateau. When I gave Jigme a Polaroid of herself she looked at it, squealed and ran into her tent. I assumed that this was one of the only times she had seen herself since her family did not own a mirror."</p>
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<p></p> Touching the Earthtag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2015-08-15:5143044:Topic:2343592015-08-15T19:40:53.735ZLuna Arjunahttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/LunaGlasa
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<p>~ Thich Nhat Hanh</p>
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<p>In Plum Village we do a practice called "Touching the Earth" every day. It helps us in many ways. You too could be helped by doing this practice. When you feel restless or lack confidence in yourself,…</p>
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<p>~ Thich Nhat Hanh</p>
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<p>In Plum Village we do a practice called "Touching the Earth" every day. It helps us in many ways. You too could be helped by doing this practice. When you feel restless or lack confidence in yourself, or when you feel angry or unhappy, you can kneel down and touch the Earth deeply with your hand. Touch the Earth as if it were your favorite thing or your best friend.</p>
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<p>The Earth has been there for a long time. She is mother to all of us. She knows everything. The Buddha asked the Earth to be his witness by touching her with his hand when he had some doubt and fear before his awakening. The Earth appeared to him as a beautiful mother. In her arms she carried flowers and fruit, birds and butterflies, and many different animals, and offered them to the Buddha. The Buddha’s doubts and fears instantly disappeared.</p>
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<p>Whenever you feel unhappy, come to the Earth and ask for her help. Touch her deeply, the way the Buddha did. Suddenly, you too, will see the Earth with all her flowers and fruit, trees and birds, animals, and all the living beings that she has produced. All these things she offers to you.</p>
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<p>You have more opportunities to be happy than you ever thought. The Earth shows her love to you and her patience. The Earth is very patient. She sees you suffer, she helps you, she protects you. When we die, she takes us back into her arms.</p>
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<p>With the Earth you are very safe. She is always there, in all her wonderful expressions like trees, flowers, butterflies, and sunshine. Whenever you are tired or unhappy, Touching the Earth is a very good practice to heal you and restore your joy.</p>
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<p>- Thich Nhat Hanh, from "A Pebble for Your Pocket".<br/> (Photo: WildOmen)</p>
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