Carly Wickens Yoga | Mindfulness

The great Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh died today at the age of 95. With great respect for this beautiful man and prolific Buddhist teacher we offer his profound words of wisdom teaching mindfulness... May Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings forever inspire, empower and guide people to experience deep peace, love and wisdom. Mindful Eating by Thich Nhat Hanh:“Mindful eating is a very pleasant practice. It is a deep practice. Each morsel of food becomes an ambassador from the cosmos. When we pick up a piece of vegetable, we look at it for half a second. We look mindfully to really recognise the piece of food, the piece of carrot or string bean. We practise mindfulness by simply knowing, “This is a piece of carrot. This is a piece of string bean.” It only takes a fraction of a second of recognition. When we are mindful, we recognise what we are picking up, when we put it into our mouth, we know we are putting it into our mouth, and when we chew it, we know that we are chewing.It’s very simple. Some of us while looking at a piece of carrot can see the whole cosmos in it, can see the sunshine in it, can see the earth in it, and the rain. It has come from the whole cosmos for our nourishment. You may like to smile to your food before you put it in your mouth. When you chew it, you are aware that you are chewing it, and don’t put anything else into your mouth, like your projects, your worries, your fear, just put the carrot in, and when you chew, chew only the carrot, not your projects or your ideas. You are capable of living in the present moment in the here and now. It is simple but you need some training to just enjoy the piece of carrot. That is a miracle." ... See MoreSee Less