“Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else. In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (The Miracle of Mindfulness)
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Opa Wayne
Great match of picture with quotation. Thich Nhat Hanh shows some deep spirituality. If I treat everything I encounter as sacred, my serenity is almost assured. Thanks brother for the wonderful message.