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Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
We must encourage others, especially young people, to go back to their traditions and rediscover the jewels that are there. Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone.
To understand and appreciate the values of other traditions
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
There is a deep malaise in society. We can send e-mail and faxes anywhere in the world, we have pagers and cellular telephones, and yet in our families and neighborhoods we do not speak to each other.
There is a deep malaise in society.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
In East Asia, every home has a family altar. Whenever there is an important event in the family, such as the birth of a child, we offer incense and announce the news to our ancestors. If our son is about to go to college, we make an offering and announce that tomorrow our son will leave for college. When we return home after a long trip, the first thing we do is offer incense to our ancestors and announce that we are home. When we practice this way, we always feel deeply rooted in the family.
We always feel deeply rooted in the family.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
The Buddha accepted women into his Sangha and they became teachers, transmitters of precepts, playing the same roles as the monks. Jesus also taught women freely. The first person Jesus revealed Himself to after His resurrection was a woman. Are we allowing women to be ordained priests and teachers?
Are we allowing women to be ordained priests and teachers?
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
Jesus . . . did not own anything. He always made himself available to people. He reached out and touched others in order to understand, to help, and to heal. The people He touched were mostly those who were suffering. Are the Sangha and the church of today in real touch with people? Are the churches today touching the poor and oppressed, or do they prefer to touch only the wealthy and powerful?
Are the Sangha and the church of today in touch with people?
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
Jesus also told His disciples to be the salt of the world, to be real salt. His teaching was clear and strong. If the church practices well the teachings of Jesus, the Trinity will always be present and the church will have a healing power to transform all that it touches.
To be the salt of the world, to be real salt.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
Communities of practice with all their shortcomings, are the best way to make the teachings available to people. The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, need the church in order to be manifested. ("Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, there I am.") People can touch the Father and the Son through the church. That is why we say that the church is the mystical body of Christ. Jesus was very clear about the need to practice the teaching and to do so in community. He told his disciples to be the light of the world.
The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, need the church
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
Daily practice helps consolidate that mind and prevent it from being eroded. If his mind of enlightenment is strong, the monk will follow the path of practice naturally, like water flowing in a stream. In Buddhism, this is called "stream-winning."
Daily practice helps consolidate that mind
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
In the Buddhist tradition, there is the practice of walking meditation. We walk because we have to go somewhere, but we walk in a way that brings us calm, stability, and joy with each step. The question is how to structure our lives so that we do each thing in mindfulness, without losing our practice.
There is the practice of walking meditation.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
We can identify the Holy Spirit whenever it makes its presence felt. Whenever we see someone who is loving, compassionate, mindful, caring, and understanding, we know that the Holy Spirit is there.
We can identify the Holy Spirit