By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh It is possible to transform not only our home but also our work, school, corporation, or hospital into a beloved community, into a kind of family, where there is love, understanding, and true communication. We start with a few colleagues who have the same aspirations, and we build up […]
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Zenfully Quool Quotes by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh When I met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the last time a year later, we spoke about our dreams of building community. He called it the “beloved community.” A beloved community is a community of people who share the same aspiration and want to
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Zenfully Quool Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh People can steal your phone, computer, or money, but they can never steal your spiritual practice. It is always there to protect and nourish you. Zenfully Quool Quotes Quommentary by rog The day before, I had just discovered that this page, https://www.facebook.com/nontheologicalcommonsensespirituality/ my new facebook page had been
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Zenfully Quool Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh It is up to each one of us to develop a strong spiritual practice body every day. Every time you take one peaceful step or one mindful breath, your spiritual practice grows. Every time you embrace a strong emotion with mindfulness and restore your clarity and calm, it
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THIRD BODY: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE BODY Our spiritual practice body grows from our buddha body. Spiritual practice is the art of knowing how to generate happiness and handle suffering, just as a gardener knows how to make good use of mud in order to grow lotus flowers. Spiritual practice is what helps us to overcome
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To be a buddha— to wake up— also means to wake up to the suffering in the world and find ways to bring relief and transformation. This requires a tremendous source of energy. Your strong aspiration— your mind of love— is that immense source of energy that helps wake you up to the nourishing and
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Whatever our livelihood is— whether we’re a teacher, an artist, a social worker, or a businessperson— we can participate in the work of a buddha, helping to nurture enlightenment and awakening and to bring positive change to the world. When we can be fully present and get in touch with the wonders of life that
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It’s not so difficult to be a buddha;just keep your awakening alive all day long.We’re all capable of drinking our tea in mindfulness.Every one of us can breathe, walk, shower, and eat in mindfulness. Every one of us can wash the dishes in mindfulness.Every one of us can speak and listen with compassion. The more
It’s not so difficult to be a buddha; just keep your awakening alive all day long. We’re all capable of drinking our tea in mindfulness. Every one of us can breathe, walk, shower, and eat in mindfulness. Every one of us can wash the dishes in mindfulness. Every one of us can speak and listen
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The Buddha Shakyamuni was not a god. He was a human being with a human body, and he lived in such a way that his buddha body could grow. Every human being can become a buddha. This is good news. We all have the seeds of mindfulness, love, understanding, and compassion, and whether these good
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Maui Marrying Man – Making Dreams Come True on Maui’s Romantic Beaches.
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Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.
After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.
Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.
We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.
