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“Our own life has to be our message”- Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet, environmentalist, peace activist and ‘Father of Mindfulness’ Born on October 11, 1926- Died on January 22, 2022
“If I am anywhere, it is in your mindful breathing and in your peaceful steps.”- Thich Nhat Hanh
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‘Ordained as a monk aged 16 in Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh soon envisioned a kind of engaged Buddhism that could respond directly to the needs of society. He was a prominent teacher and social activist in his home country before finding himself exiled for calling for peace. In the West he played a key role in introducing mindfulness and created mindful communities (sanghas) around the world. His teachings have impacted politicians, business leaders, activists, teachers and countless others.’-
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How to lead our lives, function and prosper in an increasingly polarised world?
‘Our feelings for others are structural realities as much as personal qualities. In a society built on walls of indifference, empathy will remain an elusive hope. For “the death of the heart” is one of the most tragic consequences of segregation.’- Anand Pandian+
‘‘In an atomized society, others become phantoms all too easily, grist for the mill of resentment and mistrust.’
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This is the Ultimate Bliss: Contentment in Simplicity
There is no doubt that we’ve missed much over these pandemic years. Here’s hoping that we’re willing and able to reclaim a bit of our former selves in 2022- May we all find joy in the simple pleasures of life, reawakening memories and moments obscured by COVID but cherished still, leading us from doubt to hope, darkness to light.
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