Live Mindfully
Thich Nhat Hanh (Brother Thay) challenges me to stay in the moment and experience life fully. I continue to learn this lesson and practice it most imperfectly. His teachings give me hope that each of us heals the world through mindful living. I often struggle with the thoughts in my head, what could have been, what I should have done. Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we live mindfully we are nourished and healed.
My little cat Bitsy died last week and I knew I needed to listen to this podcast again to help me deal with my broken heart. One key is here, Brother Thay says that we need pain to understand the world. Burying Bitsy on Sunday, I thought of Thich Nhat Hanh’s words — garbage is beautiful because it is turning into a flower; the flower is in process of turning into garbage. He says that only through suffering do we learn understanding and compassion. Through our experience we can feel empathy for those who may anger us and begin to heal the world.
I hope you’ll enjoy this podcast that is part of the Speaking of Faith series on American Public Media.
Donni July 14th, 2009 at 9:36 am
What a beautiful message. May Bitsy’s love be in your heart always.
Tony August 27th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Living mindfully and in the moment is living in your Power. There is no Power in the past or in the future. The only Power we truly have is in the here and now. Stop, smell the roses and do what you can do at this moment to make the world a better place.