Go slowly, breathe and smile : Dharma art by Rashani Réa with the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh

9781642507195
1642507199

156 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm

pt. 1 "Go Slowly" Artist's Introduction
Rashani Rea
The Art Within the Art
Nel Houtman
Note to the Reader
Mindfulness is the basis of happiness
The planet Earth is a realized bodhisattva
Understanding is the fruit of looking deeply
No mud, no lotus
The real miracle is to walk on earth
There is no way to enlightenment. Enlightenment is the way
The flower, the sky, your beloved can only be found in the present moment
If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything
We meet today, we will meet tomorrow
For things to reveal themselves, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them
Reconciliation takes place within ourselves
Each time we come back to the present moment, we are making ourselves available
My actions are my only true belongings
You can't calm the storm. What you can do is calm yourself
pt. 2 "Breathe" Go Slowly, Breathe and Create
Mobi Warren
Be part of the miraculous moment
Go slowly. Breathe and smile
I hold my face in my two hands
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness
Our true nature is the nature of no birth and no death
On the long, rough road both sun and moon will shine, lighting my way
When mindfulness is present, the Buddha and the Holy Spirit are already there
Love live impermanence
Suffering is not enough
There is no enlightenment outside of daily life
I have come to rebuild love
Please call me by my true names
How may I best love you?
To see that we are loved by the whole cosmos is important
Selflessness is the interdependent nature of all things
pt. 3 "And Smile" The Unbroken
Rashani Rea
The energy of love is abundant
To love is to understand
You are me and I am you. It is obvious that we inter-are
The practice of peace is the practice of joy
A smile can change the situation of the world
Let us make today the happiest day of our life
We practice in order to nourish the flower in us
With mindfulness, each moment of your life is a jewel
I walk for you. You smile for me. We awaken together
Happiness is not an individual matter
If we transform the present, we transform the past
Just as a flower is made of non-flower elements, Buddhism is made of non-Buddhist elements
Smiling is very important
The tears I shed yesterday have become rain
Be beautiful. Be yourself

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Nhất Hạnh, Thích, author