 Mindfulnesss Breaks
Consistent practice of any kind of mindfulness break leads to relaxation, inner peace, happiness, joy and many other positive qualities of heart and mind. There are also many physical benefits such as reduction of stress, regulation of blood pressure, improvement of mood and the general sense of well-being. – Jerome Freedman, Mindfulness Breaks: Your Path to AwakeningSee more: follow the link in the bio. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for March 01, 2019
 Father Eli
Father Eli was a large, roly-poly man whose smile told a thousand stories. He lived on a farm near Hattieville, AR and travelled a lot to teach. He was already in his sixties when I met him. Rumor has it that he survived more than eight heart attacks using the methods he taught us. – Jerome Freedman, Mindfulness Breaks: Your Path to Awakening NOTE: This month we celebrate my teachers, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Father Eli, who taught me so much about meditation, “mind stories” and visualization. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and Father Eli. The book was released last month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 28, 2019
 “Remember that there is only one important time and that is now. The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future? The most important pursuit is making the person standing at your side happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life.”
Tolstoy, from his story The Emperor’s Three Questions – Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh quotes this in his famous seminal classic book The Miracle of Mindfulness (1975) NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 27, 2019
 “Don’t look outside yourself for happiness. Let go of the idea that you don’t have it. It is availible within you.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 26, 2019
 “Life is not about getting to a certain place. Life is a path. Walking meditation is a way to practice walking without a goal or intention.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 25, 2019
 “All of us have to become Buddhas in order for our planet to have a chance. Fortunately, we have the power to wake up, to touch enlightenment from moment to moment, in our very own ordinary and, yes, busy lives.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 24, 2019
 “The Buddha, Shakyamuni, our teacher, predicted that the next Buddha would be Maitreya, the Buddha of love…. It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. And the practice can be carried out as a group, as a city, as a nation.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh, “The Next Buddha May Be A Sangha” – Thich Nhat Hanhin Inquiring Mind journal, Spring 1994., “The Next Buddha May Be A Sangha” NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 23, 2019
 What’s Going Right
I have noticed that people are dealing too much with the negative, with what is wrong. They do not touch enough on what is not wrong. . . . Why not try the other way, to look into the patient and to see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? – Thich Nhat Hanh, “Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh: An Interview “ NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 22, 2019
 “Mindfulness is Enlightenment itself. You only need a few seconds to get enlightened. Aware that you are alive, with a body that is strong enough and healthy enough – that is Enlightenment. Our body is a wonder.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for February 21, 2019
 True love is free from bondage.
“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.” – Thich Nhat Hanh NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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