Popping in to say hi. Hi!
What I’ve been doing:
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And yesterday James and I had a Day of Mindfulness at a local Vietnamese Buddhist Temple that practices in the Plum Village tradition as taught by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. There were several monastics visiting from Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi.
It was a beautiful day filled with walking meditation, sitting meditation, eating meditation, tea meditation, deep relaxation, a dharma talk and sharing, and lots and lots of singing. So much peace and joy!
I thought I would share with you a little bit from the Dharma talk (dharma means teachings of the Buddha). Buddhists love lists–The Four Nobel Truths, The Five Mindfulness Trainings, The Noble Eightfold Path are only a few. I love lists too, so maybe that is one reason I enjoy practicing Buddhism so much. Heh. So here is a list!
Seven Steps to Peaceful Living
- Talk less, listen more
- Complain less, appreciate more
- Frown less, smile more
- Judge less, accept more,
- Think less, feel more
- Fear less, love more
- Watch (in the broadest sense of the word) less, do more
As Thich Nhat Hanh says, “There is no way to peace, peace is the way.”
May you all find and walk the path of peace.
