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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: nature
Meditation
When we wash clothes, chop wood, water the vegetables, or drive the car – wherever we are, whatever we are doing, if the energies of mindfulness are present in our mind and body, then we are practicing meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh, The Energy of Prayer
Live in the Present
Live in the present. Do the things that need to be done. Do all the good you can each day. The future will unfold. Peace Pilgrim
What Is Waiting for Us?
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell
How Grass Grows
Imperfect, limited, and vulnerable as I am, the sun still shines upon me, things do work out, food appears, rain falls, wonderful conversations take place, and the grass grows without any help from me. Dharmavidya David Brazier
How Flowers Sing
Flowers are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful,” and sitting in the shade. Rudyard Kipling
Looking Deeply at a Flower
When we look deeply at a flower, we can see the whole cosmos contained in it. Thich Nhat Hanh
Listen to the Flowers
It’s not like you have to empty your mind and then you can listen to the flowers. If you try to listen to the voice of flowers, you naturally start emptying your mind. For me, ikebana is a practice of the mind. Mayuka Yamazaki
Impermanent as Ripples
We’re impermanent as ripples in a lake and bubbles in a river. But our true nature is the water that pours down. Joanna Macy
