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DonarImagine you were on a plane flying to New York. Once you sit down on the plane, you think, "I have to sit here for six hours before I arrive." Sitting on the plane you think only of New York, and you are not able to live the moments that die offered to you now. But it is possible for you to walk on to the plane in such a way that you enjoy every step. You don't need to arrive in New York in order to be peaceful and happy. As you walk on to the plane, every step brings you happiness, and you arrive in every moment. To arrive means to arrive somewhere. When we practice walking meditation, we arrive in every moment—we arrive at the destination of life. The present moment is a destination. Breathing in, I make a step and another step, and I tell myself, "I have arrived, I have arrived."
"T have arrived" is our practice. When we breathe in, we take ref. uge in our in-breath, and we say, "I have arrived." When we make a step, we take refuge in our step, and we say, "I have arrived." This is not a statement to yourself or another person. "I have arrived" means I have stopped running, I have arrived in the present moment because only the present moment contains life. When I breathe in and take refuge in my in-breath, I touch life deeply. When I take a step and I take refuge entirely in my step, I also touch life deeply, and by doing so I stop running.
Stopping running is a very important practice. We have been running all our life. We believe that peace, happiness, and success are present in some other place and time. We don't know that everything – – peace, happiness, and stability – should be looked for in The here in The now. This is the address of life, the intersection of here and now.
When we practice this meditation, we arrive in each moment. Our true home is in the present moment. When we enter the present moment deeply, our regrets since Sarah's disappear, and we discover life with all its wonders.
Practice
I have arrived. I am home.
In here. In the note
I am solid. I am free
In the ultimate, I dwell.
This verse is wonderful to practice during walking meditation. As you breathe in, you say, "Arrived" with each step, and as you breathe out, you say "Home" with each step. If your rhythm is 2-3, you will say, 'Arrived, arrived. Home, home, home," coordinating the words and your steps according to the rhythm of your breathing.
After practicing "Arrived/Home" for a while, if you feel relaxed and fully present with each step and each breath, you can switch to
"Here/Now." The words are different, but the practice is the same.
This verse also works well in sitting meditation. Breathing in, we say to ourselves, "I have arrived." Breathing out, we say, "I am home." When we do this, we overcome dispersion and dwell peacefully in the present moment, which is the only moment for us to be alive.
"I have arrived" is a practice, not a statement or declaration. I have arrived in the here and the now, and I can touch life deeply with all of its wonders. The rain is a wonder, the sunshine is a won-der, the trees are a wonder, the faces of children are a wonder. There are so many wonders of life around you and inside you. Your eyes
are a wonder; you need only to open them to see all kinds of colors and forms. Your heart is a wonder; if your heart stops beating, then nothing can continue.
When you go home to the present moment, you touch the wonders of life that are inside you and around you. Just enjoy this moment, you don't have to wait for tomorrow to have peace and joy.
When you breathe in you say, "I have arrived," and you will know whether you have arrived or not, you will know whether you are still running or not. Even sitting quietly, you may still be running in your mind. When you feel you have arrived, you will be very happy.
You must tell your friend, "Dear friend, I have really arrived." This is good news.
I have arrived. I am home. In here. In the now. I am solid. I am free. In the ultimate, I dwell.
I have arrived. I am home.
In here. In the now.
I am solid. I am free.
In the ultimate, I dwell.
This verse is wonderful to practice during walking meditation. As you breathe in, you say, "Arrived" with each step, and as you breathe out, you say "Home" with each step. If your rhythm is 2-3, you will say, 'Arrived, arrived. Home, home, home," coordinating the words and your steps according to the rhythm of your breathing.
After practicing "Arrived/Home" for a while, if you feel relaxed and fully present with each step and each breath, you can switch to "Here/Now." The words are different, but the practice is the same.
This verse also works well in sitting meditation. Breathing in, we say to ourselves, "I have arrived." Breathing out, we say, "I am home." When we do this, we overcome dispersion and dwell peacefully in the present moment, which is the only moment for us to be alive.
"I have arrived" is a practice, not a statement or declaration. I have arrived in the here and the now, and I can touch life deeply with all of its wonders. The rain is a wonder, the sunshine is a wonder, the trees are a wonder, the faces of children are a wonder. There are so many wonders of life around you and inside you. Your eyes are a wonder; you need only to open them to see all kinds of colors and forms. Your heart is a wonder; if your heart stops beating, then nothing can continue.
When you go home to the present moment, you touch the wonders of life that are inside you and around you. Just enjoy this moment, you don't have to wait for tomorrow to have peace and joy.
When you breathe in you say, "I have arrived," and you will know whether you have arrived or not, you will know whether you are still running or not. Even sitting quietly, you may still be running in your mind. When you feel you have arrived, you will be very happy.
You must tell your friend, "Dear friend, I have really arrived." This is good news.
De vez en cuando ofrecemos cursos de varias semanas relacionados con la atención plena, las enseñanzas y la vida de Thich Nhat Hanh, y una variedad de temas similares. Por favor, consulte nuestro calendario de próximos cursos.
Lleva el Monasterio Deer Park y la comunidad de Plum Village contigo dondequiera que vayas. La aplicación Plum Village está diseñada para cultivar la atención plena, la compasión y la alegría a través de meditaciones guiadas, relajaciones profundas, poemas de práctica, campanas de atención plena y otras prácticas, todo a través de un dispositivo móvil.
