Sunday, November 22, 2015

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on-in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in the world. Each day 40,000 children die of hunger. The superpowers now have 50,000 nuclear warheads, enough to destroy our planet many times. Yet the sunrise is beautiful, and the rose that bloomed this morning along the wall is a miracle. Life is both dreadful and wonderful. To pratice meditation is to be in touch with both aspects. Please do think we must be solemn in order to meditate well, we have to smile a lot.

(Thich Njat Hanh, 1926 -    )