Pressing Pause for Poetry: Thich Nhat Hahn

Painting by J.R. Nelson, 30 x 24." Photo via jrnelsonart.com

This weekend is my first weekend of Advanced Teacher Training, which goes on for one weekend per month for an entire year (!).  Last night was our first session, and we worked a lot with mindfulness meditation. The meditation exercises left me feeling extremely connected and open in a number of ways, but they also left me with a strong sense of the preciousness of each and every moment of lives.

So, I now turn to the ever-inspiring and eternally-wise Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hahn, to convey this feeling in a simple, straightforward way. I've included his poetic version, or expression, of this feeling below...


Drink Your Tea

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
- slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.


I know. That's seriously Zen, right? Now off to another full day of training. So excited to be back in such a nurturing environment!

Namaste,
Mary Catherine

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