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"Creating Sacred Spaces for Mindful Living and Family Harmony"

Thich Nhat Hanh · July 23, 1996 · Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France
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This talk details the importance of creating sacred spaces in our homes for mindfulness and tranquility, akin to a breathing room, fostering harmony and shielding from discord. It emphasizes communal mindfulness practices like breathing, sitting, pebble, and walking meditations, urging families to cultivate harmony and mindfulness. Reflecting on interconnectedness, it encourages embodying qualities of earth, water, fire, and air to nurture loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. The Buddha’s teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation are highlighted, urging unconditional love and understanding. Recognizing interconnectedness and karma, it advocates for compassion over violence, emphasizing unity and mindfulness to break cycles of suffering.

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