“Zenfully Quool Quotes”
“The Art of Living” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
We have been running for thousands of years,
and that is why it is difficult to stop and encounter life deeply
in the present moment.
Learning to stop may sound easy, but in fact
it takes training.
I remember one morning contemplating a mountain
in the early light of dawn.
I saw very clearly that not only was I looking at the mountain,
but all my ancestors in me were looking at the mountain with me.
As dawn broke over the mountain peak
we admired its beauty together.
There was nowhere to go and nothing to do.
We were free.
We needed only to sit there and enjoy the sunrise.
Our ancestors may never have had a chance to sit
quietly, peacefully, and enjoy the sunrise like that.
When we can stop the running,
all our ancestors can also stop at the same time.
With the energy of mindfulness and awakening,
we can stop on behalf of all our ancestors.
It is not the stopping of a separate self alone,
but of a whole lineage.
