Today in needed The Iron Goddess of Mercy a Fujian Oolong tea. It has large leaves from which you get a golden/green infusion with a slightly nutty flavour and a linger-in-the-mouth finish. I paired it with my Jade and Black tea cup. It all fitted into the feeling I had of wanting the strong unwavering support of the Iron Goddess as she imbues the world with compassion of all suffering. Through Kwan Yin you embrace the intangible the state of being of endurance and just getting on with life in the face of adversity. Not that I have anything big happening but sometimes the little things can pile up and you need to address them at a subconscious level through ritual and mindfulness.
Due to injuring my right bicep muscle and tendons and the build up to Christmas with things to attend I have not gotten to doing any exercise, will have to get myself back into walking to work at the very least this upcoming week. I am even restricted with doing much in the way of gardening as the right arm is limited in its range of movement but it has improved and I can move it forward by about 5 cms otherwise I have to lift it into position. Once I have it in the right position I can do things until it starts twinging. Font lawn is covered in dandelions, I might pick the flowers for dandelion fritters then again I might just mow them down if I manage to get the lawnmower out.
Sharing the eternal wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
“As a Buddhist Sutra hears the voice of the Bodhisattva of compassion: The wondrous voice, the voice of the one who attends to the cries of the world The noble voice, the voice of the rising tide surpassing all the sounds of the world Let our mind be attuned to that voice. Put aside all doubt and meditate on the pure and holy nature of the regarder of the cries of the world Because that is our reliance in situations of pain, distress, calamity, death. Perfect in all merits, beholding all sentient beings with compassionate eyes, making the ocean of blessings limitless, Before this one, we should incline.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
“Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life. Don’t be attached to the future. Don’t worry about things you have to do. Don’t think about getting up or taking off to do anything. Don’t think about “departing.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Blessings for you all in this coming week strive for mindfulness no matter how busy you are the only moment you have is this moment; live fully within it.
