practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
Tuesday, November 27 at DBT
Anita will share about our appointment with life in the present moment.
Here is a Dharma talk by Thay, Our Appointment with Life.
Here is a Dharma talk by Thay, Our Appointment with Life.
Sunday, November 25 at UU
Karen will facilitate the recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings and share about Thanksgiving and the second Mindfulness Training.
Sunday, November 18 at UU
Dave will share about loving this moment:
I’ve tinkered with the words to the song that I wrote by that name. I’ve added a new verse. Frequently, this is part of my daily practice. The song contains much of what I have learned over the past years.
Love This Moment - ¾
time
C
Dm7
Love
this moment, love this moment
Em
Am G
Every
heartbeat and every breath
C
Dm7
Love
this moment, love this moment
Em G Dm7 G C
Come
home to your body and let your mind rest
C
Dm7
In
this moment, in this moment
Em
Am G
Every
moment that ever has been
C
Dm7
In
this moment, in this moment
Em
G
Dm7 G C
Every
moment that ever will be
C
Dm7
Guard
this moment, guard this moment
Em
Am G
Here
your wisdom, joy, and peace
C
Dm7
Guard
this moment, guard this moment
Em
G Dm7 G
C
In
mindfulness enjoy your true home
C
Dm7
Life’s
a wonder, life’s a wonder
Em
Am G
All
you see, hear, and taste
C
Dm7
Taste
the wonder, feel the wonder
Em
G Dm7 G C
Unfold
in each moment awake
David
Sommer
September
2, 2016
Tuesday, November 13 at DBT
Donna will share about the Four Nutriments and will read from Thay Phap Hai's Nothing To It.
Here is the Discourse on the Four Kinds of Nutriments
Sunday, November 11 at UU
Dijana will share on the Five Remembrances and the topic of habit energies.
Thay’s version of the Five Remembrances:
Dijana’s version of the Five Remembrances:
I am of the nature to change
There is no way to escape growing
I am of the nature to heal
There is no way to escape wisdom
I am of the nature to transform
There is no way to escape metamorphosis
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change
There is no way to escape receiving new gifts
My actions flow from my consciousness
I can always change the course of my actions
My actions are my self
be well, be here, be now
Thay’s version of the Five Remembrances:
I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand
Dijana’s version of the Five Remembrances:
I am of the nature to change
There is no way to escape growing
I am of the nature to heal
There is no way to escape wisdom
I am of the nature to transform
There is no way to escape metamorphosis
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change
There is no way to escape receiving new gifts
My actions flow from my consciousness
I can always change the course of my actions
My actions are my self
be well, be here, be now
Here is an excerpt from Understanding Our Mind by Thay on habit energies
Here is a chant of the Five Remembrances
Tuesday, November 6 at DBT
Dijana will share about Thay’s messages of not taking sides (excerpts from the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings):
“Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones.”
“We understand that fanaticism in its many forms is the result of perceiving things in a dualistic and discriminative manner.”
“We are committed to learning and practicing non-attachment from views and being open to others’ insights and experiences in order to benefit from the collective wisdom.”
“We are committed to respecting the right of others to be different, to choose what to believe and how to decide.”
“We will, however, learn to help others let go of and transform narrowness through loving speech and compassionate dialogue.”
“Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones.”
“We understand that fanaticism in its many forms is the result of perceiving things in a dualistic and discriminative manner.”
“We are committed to learning and practicing non-attachment from views and being open to others’ insights and experiences in order to benefit from the collective wisdom.”
“We are committed to respecting the right of others to be different, to choose what to believe and how to decide.”
“We will, however, learn to help others let go of and transform narrowness through loving speech and compassionate dialogue.”
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