LotusRisingATX

Had some “technical difficulties” (seemed to be a theme across the board for many of us) last week and didn’t post the full exercise 😅 but here it is ! ~~~

Put your thoughts to the test with the THINK exercise. This can also be used when deciding what and how to express your thoughts and feelings. Before you speak, see if it passes the test.

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Thic Nhat Hanh

“It is of course easy to get stuck in the mud of life… The hardest thing to practice is not allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by despair… We’re afraid of being overwhelmed by the pain, so we always seek to run away from it... we try to cover it up by consuming... But we must remember that suffering is a kind of mud that we need in order to generate joy and happiness. Without suffering, there’s no happiness. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”