![]() ![]() It is not an easy thing to move through a garden or down the sidewalk without becoming attached to the thousand things we see or think. Resting mind, allowing mind, welcoming heart. We are dropping the purpose and destination from our stride. It encourages a full, easy flow of the breath.īut, in walking meditation, we are not marching from point A to point B. This allows the body to move in its natural fluidity without growing stiff. Walking meditation invites us to move, to interact with our environment - but with a sense of presence, with full awareness, with resting mind. Often we imagine a very stern notion of what meditation is, and it involves sitting rigidly still. Reading these words I can almost hear Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle voice offering these suggestions to us as we engage in walking meditation. ![]() This doesn't feel entirely like a "poem" to me it's more like rhythmic, chant-like set of instructions. Something for us today by Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen monk, peace activist, author, meditation teacher. from Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh, by Thich Nhat Hanh ![]()
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