Category Archives: letting go
No Coming, No Going
No coming, no going, no after, no before. I hold you close, I release you to be free. I am in you And you are in me. –Thich Nhat Hanh
how to die peacefully
Excerpt from post “How to Die Peacefully” on plumvillage.org of Vox interview with Brother Phap Dung and Eliza Barclay Eliza BarclayTell me about your teacher’s decision to go to Vietnam and how you interpret the meaning of it. Phap DungHe’s … Continue reading
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Working with Chaos
Edited excerpt from Lions Roar post “Three methods for Working with Chaos” by Pema Chodron. When we feel squeezed, there’s a tendency for mind to become small. We feel miserable, like a victim, like a pathetic, hopeless case. Yet believe … Continue reading
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Seven Ways to Practice
Edited excerpt from “Breathe, You are Alive!” by Thich Nhat Hanh Here are seven different ways to focus on putting the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing into practice: • Following the Breath in Daily Life • Awareness of … Continue reading
Transforming Feelings
Excerpt from “How to Deal with Negative Emotions in 5 Mindful Steps” by Gavril Nikolaev Step #1 Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us that the first step in dealing with negative emotions is to recognize them. Anticipate the tide by observing … Continue reading
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Poetics of Compost
Excerpt from “The Poetics of Compost” by Redwood Reider Compost is the most magic alchemy I know: huge piles of the stuff no one wants, transmuting into divine elixir that nourishes life. It feels like a hopeful metaphor for all … Continue reading
The 16 Steps to Mindfulness of Breath
Excerpt from “The Key to Happiness“ The 16 methods of inhaling and exhaling, in combination with the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, are the essence of the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing. Everything that exists can be places into … Continue reading
No-Coming, No-Going
Contemplation on No-Coming and No-Going by Thich Nhat Hanh This body is not me. I am not limited by this body, I am life without boundaries. I have never been born, and I have never died. Look at the ocean … Continue reading
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Why the Buddha Kept Meditating
Excerpt from “No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering” by Thich Nhat Hanh. When I was a young monk, I wondered why the Buddha kept practicing mindfulness and meditation even after he had already become a Buddha. Now I … Continue reading
Generosity is Letting Go
Excerpt from OnBeing blog post: THE REAL POWER OF GENEROSITY by Sharon Salzberg When we think about generosity, most of us probably don’t think immediately of a powerful force, an inner resource, a real tool for changing how we relate to … Continue reading
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