The Art of Living: mindful techniques for peaceful living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders

We contain mountains, rivers, stars, and black holes.

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.

With every breath, with every step, you allow your body and your feelings to relax.

Then I discovered that my one action is to be peace and to bring peace to others.

When we know that we are doing our best on the path of relieving suffering, it is possible to be at peace every step along the way.

Contemplating the interconnectedness between our body and our environment, we can help manas transform its delusion and see the truth.

The whole cosmos is coming together to support our body in this very moment.

With our mindful breathing and deep awareness of our body, we are able to leave the zone of cogitating, discriminating, and analyzing, and enter the realm of interbeing.

If you can get in touch with the elements of peace and freshness within you and around you, both body and mind will benefit, and it will help you embrace the difficulties and pain in your body.