Thich Nhat Hanh Teachings

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Comment by Luna Arjuna on December 13, 2014 at 1:42am

Looking Deeply Into My Anger

I am determined not to speak when anger manifests in me.
I will practice mindful breathing and walking to recognize and look deeply into my anger.
I know that the roots of anger can be found in my wrong perceptions and lack of understanding of the suffering in myself and the other person.
I will speak and listen in such a way as to help myself and the other person to transform suffering and see the way out of difficult situations.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on December 11, 2014 at 10:43am

We call expressing our appreciation “watering the flower” in the other person, because we each have a flower in us—our freshness, humor, joy, and lightheartedness. We need to help water and maintain the freshness of the flower in our beloved ones. Often we only speak out when something is wrong, but so many good things are happening all the time that we forget to notice. Our child may be in good health, our partner may be helping out with some household chores. We should not just complain when things go wrong, but take time to name all that we are grateful for. When our flower is watered regularly, it is much easier for us to accept constructive criticism and cheerfully change our behavior to be more supportive of the family.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on November 18, 2014 at 10:21am

If we are not empty, we become a block of matter.
We cannot breathe, we cannot think.
To be empty means to be alive, to breathe in and to breathe out.
We cannot be alive if we are not empty.
Emptiness is impermanence, it is change.
We should not complain about impermanence,
because without impermanence, nothing is possible.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on November 17, 2014 at 4:59pm

"Earth brings us into life
And nourishes us.
Earth takes us back again.
Birth and death are present in every moment."

 - Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on November 10, 2014 at 3:29pm

Walking in the City 

Walking mindfully wherever we are. We don't have to wait for the perfect forest path. Even when you go to the bus stop, you can make it into a walking meditation. Even if our surroundings are full of noise and agitation, we can still walk in the rhythm with our breathing. Even in the commotion of a big city, we can walk with peace, happiness and an inner smile.

This is what it means to live fully in every moment of every day of our life.

Thich Nhat Hanh 

Comment by Rosmarie Heusser on November 9, 2014 at 5:29pm

Freedom can be achieved by one deep mindful breath. -

                                                                                    Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on November 6, 2014 at 8:17am

Each one of us has to be our true self: fresh, solid, at ease, loving and compassionate. When we are our true selves, not only you but everyone around you will profit from your presence. Just like a beautiful tree: if the tree is anything but a tree we will all be in trouble.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on October 5, 2014 at 7:23am

Our practice is to find our true home. When we breathe, we breathe in such a way that we can find our true home. When we make a step, we make a step in such a way that we touch our true home with our feet.

the meaning of what is written here...

Being able to arrive fully in the present moment. To be in the here and in the now. This is our true home.

Comment by Luna Arjuna on September 18, 2014 at 8:35am

Through my love for you,
I want to express my love
for the whole cosmos,
the whole of humanity,
and all beings.
By living with you,
I want to learn to love
everyone and all species.
If I succeed in loving you,
I will be able to love everyone
and all species on Earth...
This is the real message of love.

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Comment by Luna Arjuna on September 18, 2014 at 7:16am

New Heart Sutra translation by Thich Nhat Hanh

On 11th September Thay completed a profound and beautiful new English translation of the Heart Sutra, one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism.

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