You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea.
Only in the awareness of the present,
can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup.
Only in the present, can you savor the aroma,
taste the sweetness,
appreciate the delicacy.
If you are ruminating about the past,
or worrying about the future,
you will completely miss the experience of enjoying the cup of tea.
You will look down at the cup,
and the tea will be gone.
Life is like that.
If you are not fully present,
you will look around and it will be gone.
You will have missed the feel,
the aroma,
the delicacy and beauty of life.
It will seem to be speeding past you.
The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go.
The future is not even here yet.
Plan for it,
but do not waste your time worrying about it.
Worrying is worthless.
When you stop ruminating about what has already happened,
when you stop worrying about what might never happen,
then you will be in the present moment.
Then you will begin to experience joy in life.
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and philosopher,
Thich Nhat Hanh
Only in the awareness of the present,
can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup.
Only in the present, can you savor the aroma,
taste the sweetness,
appreciate the delicacy.
If you are ruminating about the past,
or worrying about the future,
you will completely miss the experience of enjoying the cup of tea.
You will look down at the cup,
and the tea will be gone.
Life is like that.
If you are not fully present,
you will look around and it will be gone.
You will have missed the feel,
the aroma,
the delicacy and beauty of life.
It will seem to be speeding past you.
The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go.
The future is not even here yet.
Plan for it,
but do not waste your time worrying about it.
Worrying is worthless.
When you stop ruminating about what has already happened,
when you stop worrying about what might never happen,
then you will be in the present moment.
Then you will begin to experience joy in life.
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and philosopher,
Thich Nhat Hanh
Beautiful words of wisdom and image to go with it. Thanks for a lovely cup of tea :-)))
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jonie! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
ReplyDeleteI've always enjoyed anything stated by Thich Nhat Hanh and there is much wisdom in this, enjoying a cup of 'tea'. Neat way the image was done in the balance of the three cups and lovely tea pot in lavender and white along with the wonderful, wise words.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely words and I enjoyed my visit.......
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tea Barbara and the words of wisdom.
ReplyDeleteAh, this is captivating "When you stop ruminating about what has already happened,
ReplyDeletewhen you stop worrying about what might never happen,
then you will be in the present moment."
That's what I need to do... I loved this one B.
Thank you, Anna! I incorporated a little pencil art into the image-- trying something different!
ReplyDeleteHi Neva! Glad you visited! :)
Thank you Kate! :)
Giulia, thanks for coming, so glad you loved this! :)
Such meaningful words ....""Only in the awareness of the present,
ReplyDeletecan your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup."
Beautiful wise words !!
Thank you, blues!
ReplyDeletelove the choice of wise words in this one!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lorilynn!! :)
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