A common space for harmonic peacemakers
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It's so beautiful. Thank you Rosmarie.
(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
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.
"PEACE
NOT WAR
GENEROSITY
NOT GREED
EMPATHY
NOT HATE
CREATIVITY
NOT DESTRUCTION
EVERYBODY
NOT JUST US"
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