The Blooming of a Lotus Quotes

“After this interlude, invite again the muffled sound of the bell before enouncing the words of the next two lines with their key words. They will again be succeeded by a full sound of the bell, a silent period, and so on until the end of the exercise.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Blooming of a Lotus: Essential Guided Meditations for Mindfulness, Healing, and Transformation

“a retreat. These exercises can be called the food of joy. In the Dhyana School, there is the expression “meditation as the food of joy,” which means that the feeling of joy arising from the practice of meditation nourishes and sustains us.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Blooming of a Lotus: Essential Guided Meditations for Mindfulness, Healing, and Transformation

“All of us are buddhas to be. That is why when people meet each other in a practice center, they form a lotus with their palms and greet each other, bowing and saying: “A lotus for you, a buddha to be.” Breathing in, saying “a lotus for you,” and breathing out, smiling, saying “a buddha to be,” they embody the freshness of a blooming flower.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Blooming of a Lotus: Essential Guided Meditations for Mindfulness, Healing, and Transformation