Happy 94th Day of Continuation, Thay!

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i love Thay’s 94th Day of Continuation falling on this day of celebrating the astonishing light of being which i’m really celebrating today because baby chase (in Thay’s words) has arrived and is home and i am still luxuriating in being in his presence… deep bows to the wise teacher, thay, may his sagacity benefit you, chase as much as it has your mother and her mother and thousands and thousands across all time/space…

thousandfold thanks for a lifetime of teaching us and showing us the way, of being peace, of walking our talk and being an example for others, for introducing us to the miracle of mindfulness, for always being love and being present in the present moment, wonderful moment… may we all mindfully breathe with you in every precious moment… may we re-member we have arrived and are home in beloved community…

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“I think that the Buddha is already here. If you are mindful enough you can see the Buddha in anything, especially in the sangha. The twentieth century was the century of individualism, but we don’t want that anymore. Now we try to live as a community. We want to flow like a river, not a drop of water. The river will surely arrive at the ocean, but a drop of water may evaporate halfway. That’s why it is possible for us to recognize that the presence of the Buddha is the here and now. I think that every step, every breath, every word that is spoken or done in mindfulness—that is the manifestation of the Buddha. Don’t look for the Buddha elsewhere. It is in the art of living mindfully every moment of your life.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~

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May we awaken…

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thousandfold thanks for being an astonishing light of being…