The Blooming of a Lotus: Revised Edition of the Classic Guided Meditation for Achieving the Miracle of Mindfulness by Hanh Thich Nhat

Author:Hanh, Thich Nhat [Hanh, Thich Nhat]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2009-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

the future, I breathe out.

future

The purpose of this exercise is to enable us to let go and begin a new life. All of us have made mistakes, have harmed or wounded others, especially those who are close to us. Often we ourselves have been wounded—by our parents, by our society, by those we have vowed to love. But we know also that because of our lack of understanding and mindfulness, we have—to a greater or lesser extent—caused our own wounds. Moreover, because we lack understanding and mindfulness, we have not been able to transform the wounds that we bear deep within. Above all else this exercise helps us to acknowledge that our injuries are often self-inflicted. When we can acknowledge our responsibility, we will not blame ourselves or feel ashamed but will instead feel compassion for ourselves and determine to start afresh. The past has not been lost; it has become the present. If we are able to be in touch with the present we are able to be in touch with the past, and if we know how to be responsible for and transform the present we can transform the past. As we shall see in the appendix, the Five Mindfulness Trainings are not laws to coerce us but the fruit of mindfulness and an awakened mind. They only protect us and guarantee our own peace, and the peace of others. With the mindfulness trainings as a foundation, we are immediately able to bring joy once again to others and once again to relieve others of their suffering.

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