Living in the Present
A guided meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh's book Touching the Earth, read by one of his students.
In this meditation, we can see that it is possible to live happily in the present moment. There are so many elements around us to bring us back to the present to be thankful for being alive.
We do not recognize that our two ears are two wonderful sense organs. If we were to listen attentively with these two ears, we would hear the soft rustling of the wind in the branches of the pine, the twittering of the golden oriole or the sound of the rising tide as it plays its compelling music on the seashore in the early morning. Our hearts, lungs, brains, as well as our capacity to feel, to think and observe are also wonders of life.
Please listen to the main reading, either standing and prostrating. This is followed by a small bell sound is made, rise and listen to the short verse before touching the earth again. If you would like to receive this podcast regularly in iTunes, you can subscribe using iTunes.
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