Thich Nhat Hanh says, "life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life." Letting go of our suffering, the traumatic events of our past … Continue reading Release of our Suffering

I have recently been contemplating what the difference is between joy and happiness. Thich Nhat Hanh once wrote, "A physician who accurately understands her patient's condition does not sit and obsess over a thousand different explanations or anxieties as the patient's family might. The doctor knows that the patient will recover, and so she may … Continue reading Thich Nhat Hanh | Joy

Thich Nhat Hahn's interview with Jo Confino revealed these beliefs, "He believes we need to move beyond talking about the environment, as this leads people to experience themselves and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet in terms only of what it can do for them. Change is possible only if there … Continue reading Love | All of Creation

I am particularly intrigued about mindfulness, and picked up a magazine about mindfulness. I am chewing on this question: "how do we remove the moss and brick in our lives? "Confused minds suggest that existence is meaningless, even absurd, and this adds another coat of black to our darkened hearts. Thich Nhat Hanh once said, … Continue reading Authentic Living

Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, "prayer must never be a citadel for selfish concerns but rather a place for deepening concern over other people's plight. Looking at the world from God's perspective means living in the prophetic tradition: to give voice to those who live in silent agony, to eradicate injustice, to emulate God's compassion … Continue reading Prayer | Where does it begin?

In the book Abraham Joshua Heschel we find these words from Susannah Heschel, "religious truth must be lived. A law unrelated to life is both futile and fatal to faith. Rigidity and love of life cannot always be reconciled. Like Kierkegaard, he [Abraham Heschel] would vehemently condemn an aesthetic concept of Judaism acted out in … Continue reading We’ve Always Done it That Way…