This is Thich Nhat Hanh's line. I was on a lovely website called Zen Habits (see Other Slow Places) where i met the famous five words once more. This line is the poet and spiritual leader's life mission. Help the world slow down. My friend Nandini and I learnt to walk with him. I know that sounds corny but we really learned to take each step with awareness and see the various stages of every step-the lifting, the keeping of toes, the arching of heel and the lowering... its amazing how difficult it is to walk mindfully.
Just leaving the mind is the longest journey.
The destination is the heart.
Not a long distance. Takes a lifetime.
Unless we put those five words in the title into daily practise.
I love the last paragraph, very profound, Thank You Bulbul.
ReplyDeleteAs has been said, "The longest journey begins with the first step" so "Smile, breathe and go slowly."
Share a quote by Anguttara-Nikaya,Tetrads, 186.
ReplyDelete"Slow is the arising of mindfulness."