mindful living in silence

If you are able to breathe and smile when your sister says something unkind,
that is the beginning of love.

You do not have to go some place else to serve. You can serve right where you are
by practising meditation and smiling.

We want to go out and share what we have learned.
But if you do not practise mindful breathing to untie the knots of pain in ourselves -
the knots of anger, sadness, jealousy and irritation -
what can we teach others?

We must understand and practise the teachings in our DAILY lives.



Thich Nhat Hanh