Last night Thay walked through my dream time. I had thought of him throughout the day. He was walking in the slow, steady, purposeful way that he walks. His attention was focused as he silently put one foot then the other on the earth. He gently and reverently moved across the earth and in his walking I realized the depth of his meditation in life.
As his feet touched the earth he absorbed the energy that radiated upward and he reciprocated and sent his energy back into her. There was love and balance in his walk and I was aware of how silence in all things allows us to touch our deepest creative heart. As I observed his walk I learned the importance and beauty of silence in all that we do.
When we are silent our voices are much stronger when we speak. So is the power of Thay; his silence enhances his teachings. When he speaks it is from the depth of his silence. His talk like his walk reflects his reverence and respect for all life.
This dream was showing me how to balance my thoughts, words, and actions in my daily walk through life. Thay walks slowly, peacefully and his thoughts are in the moment; this becomes an example for how to maintain balance in my life. He is completely aware of every moment in that moment. His thoughts do not precede him nor do they follow him; they are with him where he is. This is how I visualize my life, neither rushing ahead in my thoughts nor lagging behind but being still and with them in the present moment.
Thay's walk through my dream allowed me to experience the calm that he displays wherever he is. When my thoughts run ahead or drag behind the thought of his walk brings me back into the present moment. Regret, worry, and anticipation dissolve as my thoughts stay present. My breath becomes my anchor.
So I breathe in and I breathe out to re-experience this dream with Thích Nhất Hạnh. When worry, anxiety, regret, plague my thoughts I ground myself in my breath and visualize Thay's slow, purposeful walk along a path.
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