Thich Nhat Hanh Teachings

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Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on February 26, 2014 at 9:13pm

                                                                  (Gotthard Schuh, Java 1938)

Wonderful Moment 

Our breath is like a bridge connecting our bodies and minds. 

In our daily lives, our bodies may be in one place and our minds somewhere else - in the past or in the future. This is called a state of distraction. The breath is a connection between the body and the mind. When you begin to breath in and out mindfully, your body will come back to your mind and your mind will go back to your body. 

You will be able to realize the oneness of body and mind and become fully present and fully alive in the here and now. You will be in a position to touch life deeply in the moment. This is not difficult. Everyone can do it. 

Thich Nhat Hanh 

Comment by Eva Libre on February 22, 2014 at 12:51pm

Thich Nhat Hanh in Hong Kong, Spring 2013, courtesy Kelvin Cheuk

 

What's the point of walking meditation? Why do I practice sitting meditation?

Because I like it. There's no point doing these practices if you don't enjoy them.

It's not hard labour. Every breath can bring us peace, joy and freedom.

Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on February 21, 2014 at 11:03pm

Dharma Talk 29. 12. 2013: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNCfCpHJnHg&feature=share

Peace-March

Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on January 21, 2014 at 5:26pm

BREATHING AND WALKING GATHAS 

One day I was about to lead a walking meditation through the streets of Seoul, but I found it impossible to walk. Hundreds of cameramen were closing in, and there was no path at all. 

I said: "Dear Buddha, I give up, you walk for me." The Buddha came right away, and he walked, and suddenly the crowd made a path for the Buddha to walk. 

After that experience, I wrote some new gathas to use in my own practice and they work very well.

Let the Buddha breathe.

Let the Buddha walk.

I don't have to breathe.

I don't have to walk.

The Buddha is breathing.

The Buddha is walking.

I enjoy the breathing.

I enjoy the walking.

We're lay from time to time. We're Human. We can allow ourselves to be lazy. The Buddha is doing everything. As we let the Buddha walk and breathe for us, we can more fully enjoy the walking and breathing.

Buddha is the breathing.

Buddha is the walking.

I am the breathing.

I am the walking.

There is only the breathing.

There is only the walking.

There is no breather.

There is no walker.

Peace while breathing.

Peace while walking.

Peace is the breathing.

Peace is the walking.

The breathing is enough. The walking is enough. We don't need a walker. We don't need a breather. Think of the rain. We're used to saying, "The rain is falling" or, "The wind is blowing." But if it's not falling, it's not rain. And if it's not blowing, it's not the wind.

It is the same with breathing and walking with Buddha. When we are just  breathing and walking, we begin to touch the reality of no-self and we experience true joy.

THICH NHAT HANH

I like the messages in this text.     

Comment by roddyg on December 11, 2013 at 12:24am

Yes, they are good reminders Rosmarie.

 

Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on December 10, 2013 at 9:35pm

I appreciate these three quotations from Thich Nhat Hanh as precious reminders. - 

Comment by roddyg on December 2, 2013 at 4:09am

Thank you Katja. Alan Watts once said, "If you can't meditate in a boiler room, you can't meditate."

Comment by Katja on December 1, 2013 at 9:53pm

Einen lichtvollen 1.Advent & Frieden in Ruhe als auch Ausgeglichenheit,                                                                                                    trotz Hektik.

"Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in, you can enjoy the silence."

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh ~

 

Comment by roddyg on November 30, 2013 at 3:58am

Thank you Katja _()_

Comment by Katja on November 26, 2013 at 9:56pm

“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.” 

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh ~

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