by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn
13 minutes
13 minutes
("Mindfullness for the Food Movement")
(Transcript below.)
First of all, you breathe in (laughter) mindfully, and you become
aware that you have a body Breathing in, I know I have a body.
The body is a very important part of yourself. You spend two
hours with your computer; you are stressful, and you don't
know how to stop, and you forget completely that you
have a body during these two hours. You are looking for
something in the future in your work while your body suffers.
aware that you have a body Breathing in, I know I have a body.
The body is a very important part of yourself. You spend two
hours with your computer; you are stressful, and you don't
know how to stop, and you forget completely that you
have a body during these two hours. You are looking for
something in the future in your work while your body suffers.
So the first act of love is to breathe in and go home to your body.
Breathing in...I know I have a body. Hello body! I’m home.
I’ll take care of you!!! So to be aware of body, is to... the
beginning of love. And when mind is home to body, mind and
body are established in the here and the now.
Breathing in...I know I have a body. Hello body! I’m home.
I’ll take care of you!!! So to be aware of body, is to... the
beginning of love. And when mind is home to body, mind and
body are established in the here and the now.
And you might notice two things. With the practice of mindful
breathing the first thing you notice is that your body is a wonder.
You have to rediscover that your body is a wonder.
breathing the first thing you notice is that your body is a wonder.
You have to rediscover that your body is a wonder.
Biologists and others have been trying to understand the
body that is a masterpiece of
the cosmos. The body is a wonder. The body is the seat of
consciousness, the consciousness of the cosmos. And you
don't know the value of your body. Your body contains
all information of the history of the cosmos. In every cell
of your body, you can recognize the presence of your
ancestors. Not only human ancestors, but animal, vegetable
and mineral ancestors. And all your ancestors are still alive
in your body, with their weakness and with their strength.
body that is a masterpiece of
the cosmos. The body is a wonder. The body is the seat of
consciousness, the consciousness of the cosmos. And you
don't know the value of your body. Your body contains
all information of the history of the cosmos. In every cell
of your body, you can recognize the presence of your
ancestors. Not only human ancestors, but animal, vegetable
and mineral ancestors. And all your ancestors are still alive
in your body, with their weakness and with their strength.
You might have taken your body for granted, but it is a
wonder. Your brain...the neo-cortex... is a very sophisticated
kind of organization. The cosmos have come together in
order to produce this wonder which is your body. And
if you can get in touch with your body you can get in touch
with your body you can get in touch with the whole cosmos,
with all your ancestors, and also with all the future generations
that are already inside of your body to manifest later.
wonder. Your brain...the neo-cortex... is a very sophisticated
kind of organization. The cosmos have come together in
order to produce this wonder which is your body. And
if you can get in touch with your body you can get in touch
with your body you can get in touch with the whole cosmos,
with all your ancestors, and also with all the future generations
that are already inside of your body to manifest later.
Do you have the capacity to appreciate that wonder
that is your body? Mother Earth is in you. Not underneath,
or all around you, but in you also. And Father Sun is also in you.
You are made of sunshine. You are made of fresh air. And to
be aware of that wonder, and to value that wonder, can already
bring you a lot of happiness.
that is your body? Mother Earth is in you. Not underneath,
or all around you, but in you also. And Father Sun is also in you.
You are made of sunshine. You are made of fresh air. And to
be aware of that wonder, and to value that wonder, can already
bring you a lot of happiness.
Breathing in, I know I have a body. And you can enjoy
having that body. And you can get in touch with the
history of life, you can get in touch with your ancestors.
Your body contains all information concerning the
cosmos. And that kind of awareness can be healing,
can be nourishing.
having that body. And you can get in touch with the
history of life, you can get in touch with your ancestors.
Your body contains all information concerning the
cosmos. And that kind of awareness can be healing,
can be nourishing.
The second thing that happens when you get back t
o your body, is that there maybe tension and pain
in your body. Because you have allowed tension
and pain to get accumulate in your body for a
long time. You have not loved your body for a
long time. You have made your body suffer.
So, mindful breathing allows you to be aware
of that. ANd suddenly yu want your body to
suffer less. And taht is why you rbeathe out in
such a way that you can release the tension in
your body. That is an act of love directed to
your body. And these excersizes of mindful
breathing is available in teh Sutra Anapansati.
So breathing in I am aware of my body. It's really
concrete. Because the question is 'How do I love
myself?' To love yourself is to recognize your
body and to release the tension in your body.
And then when you breathe in and out..you
bring your mind home to your body, and
you recognize the many refreshing and
healing elements available. So you can
generate the feeling of joy, a feeling of
happiness to nourish yourself. That is an
act of love. For a person practicing, it is not
difficult to generate a feeling of joy, or a
feeling of happiness. Basing on the fact
that you are surrounded by many refreshing
and healing elements. You have so many
conditions of happiness
available in the present moment,so there's
no problem generating a feeling of joy and
a feeling of happiness by the way of mindful
breathing And that is exactly how to
love yourself. To allow yourself to be nourished
by feelings of joy, feelings of happiness. And
then, when you practice mindful breathing,
you might be aware that there's a painful feeling,
a painful emotion arising, and you know that
there are exercises of mindful breathing
that can help you to embrace - recognize
and embrace - your pain and your sorrow,
and help you to suffer less. One, two or
three minutes of mindful breathing
embracing your pain and sorro can
help you to suffer less. That is an act of l
ove. To love ourselves is possible with
the practice of mindful breathing or
mindful walking. When you recognize the
suffering in yourself, you can calm it down,
and you can go further. By embracing your
suffering, listening to it, looking deeply into
its nature, you might discover the roots of that
suffering, the kind of perceptions that have
given birth to that kind of suffering. And you
begin to understand your suffering. And you
find out that your suffering carries within
itself the suffering of your father or your
mother or your ancestors. Understanding
your suffering, you understand the suffering
of your father, mother, ancestors. And
understanding suffering
always bring...always brings compassion that
has the power to heal and you suffer less. That
is also an act of love. And when you suffer less,
you can help the other person, your son, your
daughter, your father, your mother, your
partner to suffer less, also. If you understand his or
her suffering, you can, you don't suffer more, anymore.
And you are motivated by the energy of compassion in
you to do something to help the other person to suffer less.
And when the other person suffers less, you suffer less,
and you have more joy. That is the way to
love yourself. And...you will not be able to love
someone else if you don't know how to
love yourself. And that is the teaching of the
Buddha and to love yourself is very concrete.
With our in-breath and releasing the
tension in your body, you take care of your
body, you take care of your feelings and emotions.
(This work is part of Spiritual Ecology: Human Spiritual Growth
through Agroecology and Beyond, Maria Whittaker's new project,
www.fssg.blogspot.com,one of whose goals is to make
the mindfullness teachings and practices of
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn and his mindfulness practice
communities readily available to the Food, Farming, Environmental,
Climate, Health and related movements of today in the USA and beyond.)
If interested, keep a look out for opportunities to practice at Mindfullness
Practice Communities in the Thich Nhat Tradition. as well as other
mindfullness practice opportunities.
designed to bring th
o your body, is that there maybe tension and pain
in your body. Because you have allowed tension
and pain to get accumulate in your body for a
long time. You have not loved your body for a
long time. You have made your body suffer.
So, mindful breathing allows you to be aware
of that. ANd suddenly yu want your body to
suffer less. And taht is why you rbeathe out in
such a way that you can release the tension in
your body. That is an act of love directed to
your body. And these excersizes of mindful
breathing is available in teh Sutra Anapansati.
So breathing in I am aware of my body. It's really
concrete. Because the question is 'How do I love
myself?' To love yourself is to recognize your
body and to release the tension in your body.
And then when you breathe in and out..you
bring your mind home to your body, and
you recognize the many refreshing and
healing elements available. So you can
generate the feeling of joy, a feeling of
happiness to nourish yourself. That is an
act of love. For a person practicing, it is not
difficult to generate a feeling of joy, or a
feeling of happiness. Basing on the fact
that you are surrounded by many refreshing
and healing elements. You have so many
conditions of happiness
available in the present moment,so there's
no problem generating a feeling of joy and
a feeling of happiness by the way of mindful
breathing And that is exactly how to
love yourself. To allow yourself to be nourished
by feelings of joy, feelings of happiness. And
then, when you practice mindful breathing,
you might be aware that there's a painful feeling,
a painful emotion arising, and you know that
there are exercises of mindful breathing
that can help you to embrace - recognize
and embrace - your pain and your sorrow,
and help you to suffer less. One, two or
three minutes of mindful breathing
embracing your pain and sorro can
help you to suffer less. That is an act of l
ove. To love ourselves is possible with
the practice of mindful breathing or
mindful walking. When you recognize the
suffering in yourself, you can calm it down,
and you can go further. By embracing your
suffering, listening to it, looking deeply into
its nature, you might discover the roots of that
suffering, the kind of perceptions that have
given birth to that kind of suffering. And you
begin to understand your suffering. And you
find out that your suffering carries within
itself the suffering of your father or your
mother or your ancestors. Understanding
your suffering, you understand the suffering
of your father, mother, ancestors. And
understanding suffering
always bring...always brings compassion that
has the power to heal and you suffer less. That
is also an act of love. And when you suffer less,
you can help the other person, your son, your
daughter, your father, your mother, your
partner to suffer less, also. If you understand his or
her suffering, you can, you don't suffer more, anymore.
And you are motivated by the energy of compassion in
you to do something to help the other person to suffer less.
And when the other person suffers less, you suffer less,
and you have more joy. That is the way to
love yourself. And...you will not be able to love
someone else if you don't know how to
love yourself. And that is the teaching of the
Buddha and to love yourself is very concrete.
With our in-breath and releasing the
tension in your body, you take care of your
body, you take care of your feelings and emotions.
(This work is part of Spiritual Ecology: Human Spiritual Growth
through Agroecology and Beyond, Maria Whittaker's new project,
www.fssg.blogspot.com,one of whose goals is to make
the mindfullness teachings and practices of
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn and his mindfulness practice
communities readily available to the Food, Farming, Environmental,
Climate, Health and related movements of today in the USA and beyond.)
If interested, keep a look out for opportunities to practice at Mindfullness
Practice Communities in the Thich Nhat Tradition. as well as other
mindfullness practice opportunities.
designed to bring th
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