Nathan

This Thich Nhat Hanh Poem is the Most Powerful I've Ever Read
It’s about making sense of evil.

"Please Call Me by My True Names"

Don't say that I will depart tomorrow — even today I am still arriving.

Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower, to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope.

The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death of all that is alive.

I am the mayfly metamorphosing on the surface of the river. And I am the bird that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.

I am the frog swimming happily in the clear water of a pond. And I am the grass-snake that silently feeds itself on the frog.

I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones, my legs as thin as bamboo sticks. And I am the arms merchant, selling deadly weapons to Uganda.

I am the twelve-year-old girl, refugee on a small boat, who throws herself into the ocean after being raped by a sea pirate. And I am the pirate, my heart not yet capable of seeing and loving.

I am a member of the politburo, with plenty of power in my hands. And I am the man who has to pay his "debt of blood" to my people dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.

My joy is like Spring, so warm it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth. My pain is like a river of tears, so vast it fills the four oceans.

Please call me by my true names, so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once, so I can see that my joy and pain are one.

Please call me by my true names, so I can wake up, and so the door of my heart can be left open, the door of compassion.

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MEDITATION (mindfulness)

The Book Club 📚

This Thich Nhat Hanh Poem is the Most Powerful I've Ever Read It’s about making sense of evil.  "Please Call Me by My True Names"  Don't say that I will depart tomorrow — even today I am still arriving.  Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower, to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.  I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope.  The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death of all that is alive.  I am the mayfly metamorphosing on the surface of the river. And I am the bird that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.  I am the frog swimming happily in the clear water of a pond. And I am the grass-snake that silently feeds itself on the frog.  I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones, my legs as thin as bamboo sticks. And I am the arms merchant, selling deadly weapons to Uganda.  I am the twelve-year-old girl, refugee on a small boat, who throws herself into the ocean after being raped by a sea pirate. And I am the pirate, my heart not yet capable of seeing and loving.  I am a member of the politburo, with plenty of power in my hands. And I am the man who has to pay his "debt of blood" to my people dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.  My joy is like Spring, so warm it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth. My pain is like a river of tears, so vast it fills the four oceans.  Please call me by my true names, so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once, so I can see that my joy and pain are one.  Please call me by my true names, so I can wake up, and so the door of my heart can be left open, the door of compassion.  (Copyright: Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc.) #MEDITATION (mindfulness)  #The Book Club 📚

Nate

My favorite dharma story is included in this book.

Jerome Cody

Many were saddened by his recent passing. He lived a long and full life 🙏

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RIP to a world-renowned Zen Buddhist and great teacher for uncertain and frightening times that helped so many.  🙏 

So I sit and breathe every morning, too. I sit in the thick of it, inside my own un

Nathan

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