“Peace,” writes Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, “is made of peace. Peace is a living substance we build our lives with. It is not only made of discussions and treaties. To infuse our world with peace, we must walk in peace, speak with peace, and listen with peace.” As so described, peace is more than [...]
Archive for December, 2011
98. The practice of peace
Posted in Uncategorized on 29 December 2011 | 2 Comments »
97. Fresh listening
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas carols, fresh listening, good king wenceslas, ichigo ichie, John Mason Neale, tempest adest floridum, Toni Packer on 15 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Can there be fresh speaking and listening right now,” asks the Zen-trained teacher Toni Packer, “undisturbed by what is known?” Packer’s question would be pertinent in any season, but it is especially so in the present season, when the usual holiday tunes are in the air, and what we are hearing is so well-known as [...]
96. The elbow does not bend outward
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Clay Johnson, information diet, mindful consumption, mindful eating, Myo Lahey, Zenshin Philip Whalen on 1 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The elbow,” Zen teachings tell us, “does not bend outward.” As a longtime Zen practitioner, I have heard that saying more than once, but in recent years it has come to seem ever more germane. That might have something to do with my growing older. On certain mornings, the elbow is not the only bodily [...]
