
Breathing in I feel my strong emotions.
Breathing out, I smile.
I stay with my breathing
so I won’t lose myself .
– Thich Naht Hanh
Breathing in I feel my strong emotions.
Breathing out, I smile.
I stay with my breathing
so I won’t lose myself .
– Thich Naht Hanh
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Instead of noticing our differences, we can choose to focus on all we have in common.
“Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis… because both are ourselves.
“The tangerine I am eating is me.
The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath.
Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else.
In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred.”
~ Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation