Our True Nature
So to live in the present moment is also to accept and face these poisons as they arise, manifest, and return to the unconscious, and to practice observation meditation in order to transform them. This is a Buddhist practice. To live in the present is also to see the wonderful and wholesome things in order to nourish and protect them. Happiness is
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The practice of mindfulness means to be aware of everything you do in your daily life—to live more deeply every moment that is given you to live, so you won’t waste your time and waste your life.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Once we have that insight, we must sustain it. If not, restlessness and agitation will take over, and we’ll forget. We’ll no longer cherish the miracle of being alive. So we need to sustain and nurture this insight in every moment. It takes concentration. But it’s not hard to do. While we walk, while we work, while we eat, we bring our awareness to
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As Dogen says in the Shobogenzo: Without looking forward to tomorrow every moment, you must think only of this day and this hour. Because tomorrow is difficult and unfixed and difficult to know, you must think of following the Buddhist way while you live today….You must concentrate on Zen practice without wasting time, thinking that there is only t
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