I clearly remember waking up on a Sunday morning in 2022 wanting to use Thich Nhat Hanh's work for the morning meditation. After powering up my PC I did a search on his name, and right on top of the search results was the news that Thich Nhat Hanh had just passed away. The first … Continue reading Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.
We are often on some kind of autopilot, going through the motions in our work, in our relationships, being more connected to the fears and insecurities in our minds than to the actual actions we're busy taking. Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to switch off the autopilot, as he gently nudges us towards presence. "First, … Continue reading When the tea becomes real, you become real…
Thich Nhat Hanh touched millions of lives in the time that he spent on Earth. His wisdom was profound but always expressed in very simple words, the practical application immediately clear. His teachings on love were no different, every word speaks to that part of you that already knows this: "If you love someone, you … Continue reading To love without knowing how to love, wounds those we are trying to love.
We’re starting today’s journey with two quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh that seem to look in two different directions. The first looks outward and the second looks inward. "When another person makes you suffer, it is because he is suffering deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he … Continue reading He doesn’t need punishment, he needs help.
"Use what seems like poison as medicine." Today’s meditation journey is called Tonglen, a practice that has its origin in Tibet roughly a thousand years ago. Tonglen meditation profoundly influences our relationships with the humans around us. Here's a short description of Tonglen. Tonglen meditation, also known as “taking and sending,” reverses our usual logic … Continue reading Use what seems like poison as medicine.
In today’s journey, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh speaks to us about dealing with overwhelming emotions. We all have those moments where emotions feel like a tidal wave, threatening to engulf us. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests a simple, yet powerful way to weather the storm. "Every time you have an energy that needs to be … Continue reading Whenever you stop and breathe, you have the energy of a mother.
Monday mornings. The groan-inducing alarm, the looming to-do list, the feeling of starting all over again. But what if we reframed it? What if Mondays weren't the enemy, but 52 chances a year for a fresh start, fueled by the magic of mindful breaths? 52 new waves of potential to ride. Your Monday morning thoughts … Continue reading 52 Mondays, 52 Miracles – breathe your way to a brighter week.
Being productive is the holy grail of personal development, the magic bullet to achieving our goals. We are offered so many tools to improve our ability to be productive, from fancy time management techniques to any of the latest apps to supervise our every waking moment. But what if the biggest move you could make … Continue reading Being present really is the most productive state that you could possibly be in.
Meditation is not a practice of trying to escape, it is the exact opposite. A leaning in, paying precise attention to exactly what is there. As we become better at paying attention, we start seeing with more clarity what is temporary, what comes and also always goes. As we become better at recognizing what is … Continue reading Become aware of what has permanence.
