“YOU ARE THE PERSON WE NEED TO SAVE THE WORLD” Vital advice and wisdom from Thich Nhat Hanh on world and inner peace
REVELATIONS—lightning bolts of inspiring positive energy and wisdom
THE DAWNING LIGHT—Daily Journal Of Transformational Writing
Volume 8, Issue # 857 for Thursday, March 28, 2024
REVELATIONS and Pearls Of Wisdom Section # 58 Written or selected and versified by Chinmayan…inviting you to open your heart and mind to loving and caring about everyone on earth.
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YOU ARE THAT PERSON Many of us worry about the world situation. We don’t know when the bombs will explode. We feel we are on the edge of time. As individuals, we feel helpless, despairing. The situation is so dangerous, Injustice is so widespread, The danger is so close. In this kind of situation, if we panic, Things will only become worse. We need to remain calm, To see clearly. Meditation is to be aware, And to try to help. We need people who can sit still And be able to smile, Who can walk peacefully. We need people like that In order to save us. Mahayana Buddhism* says that You are that person, That each of you is that person.
—Thich Nhat Hanh in Meditation Courtesy of Plum Village
WALK ON THE EARTH
Walk as if you are
Kissing the earth
With your feet.
LETTING GO IS FREEDOM
Letting go gives us freedom,
And freedom is the only
Condition for happiness.
If, in our heart,
We still cling to anything—
Anger, anxiety or possessions—
We cannot be free.
OUT OF THE CLOUDS
Feelings come and go like
Clouds in a windy sky.
Conscious breathing
Is my anchor.
*Mahayana literally means “great or higher path” because its teachings and practices
all center on seeing your life and spiritual path as being dedicated to compassion and benefiting all beings as your inspiration and purpose.
“Let us all dedicate ourselves to loving and caring for all of us living on our beautiful planet so that the power of Love overcomes the love of power and we work together to solve all of the problems facing us!”
—Yeshe Gyamtso
THIS IS THE ONLY MOMENT
Breathing in, I calm body and mind.
Breathing out, I smile.
Dwelling in the present moment
I know this is the only moment.
A HEART WARMING VIDEO OF THICH NHAT HANH ANSWERING A YOUNG BOY’S QUESTION…How Are You?
“HOW ARE YOU?” Answers a young boy’s question during a retreat at Plum VILLAGE
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“Your greatest service to humanity is to attain your own Self Realization!” Ramana Maharshi
“When you change the way you think about things, and the things you think about change”
—Wayne Dyer
“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.” —Ram Das
“When God is the center and focus of my life, everything else falls into it’s rightful place.”
—Chinmayan
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