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Mindfulness and Healing

Thich Nhat Hanh · October 6, 2008 · Plum Village, France · Audio Only

Since to climb to the sixth step you must abandon the fifth, non-attachment is essential—even for scientists—to leave one “truth” in order to discover another.

Thay’s core teaching is mindfulness of the present moment in every thought, emotion, and action.
• Four exercises of mindful breathing:

Breathing in, know you are breathing in; breathing out, know you are breathing out.
Follow your in-breath and out-breath all the way through to deepen concentration.
Breathing in, be aware of your whole body; breathing out, allow it to release tension.
Scan the body with mindfulness (eyes to heart to limbs), embracing any pain to accelerate healing.
• Walking meditation: link each step with in-breath (“I have arrived”) and out-breath (“I am home”) to cultivate solidity, freedom, and encounter life’s wonders.

Mindful consumption of the four nutriments is crucial for healing:

Edible food—eat so compassion remains alive.
Sensorial impressions—choose sights, sounds, conversations without toxins (anger, fear, despair).
Volition—direct your deepest desire toward helping and protecting rather than punishing or craving.
Consciousness—select environments and communities that think, speak, and act with compassion and understanding.

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Garlands, Gratitude, and a Call to Non-Attachment

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Medicine Meets Mindfulness in the Welcome Address

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Inviting the Collective Energy of Healing

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Living Happily in This Very Moment

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Preventing the Second Arrow

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The Revolution of One Slow Step

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