My name's Justin, and I'm a Buddhist. I take bits from Hindu, and Taoist philosophy as well though. I blog about religion, politics, philosophy, and whatever else I feel like blogging about. I've grown a lot over the years, but I'm still far from where I want to be. If you have any questions then ask away! Don't be shy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
Thich Nhat Hanh (via itsthefelix)
Let’s just start making everything a little nicer, eh? @MakeLifeNice
For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
Thich Nhat Hanh (via rainbow-ginger-butterfly)
“Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower grow. There cannot be a lotus flower without the mud.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
We should enjoy our happiness and offer it to everyone.
Cherish this very moment.
Let go of the stream of distress
and embrace life fully in your arms.Thich Nhat Hanh
meditation by robertisimus on Flickr.
“By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Words cannot describe reality. Only direct experience enables us to see the true face of reality.
page 213, Thich Nhat Hanh Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha (via mindfulmantras)
In our consciousness is buried a marvelous seed: the seed of mindfulness. Once manifested, this seed has the ability to make us aware of what is happening in the moment. If we step in peace and joy and if we know we are in full consciousness.
-Thich Nhat Hanh-
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child ~ our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
Thich Nhat Hanh
