Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong and Kenley (Photo credit: kenleyneufeld)
Here is a clip of a song which is often sung in Thich Nhat Hanh‘s tradition.
“Happiness is here and now,
I have dropped my worries,
Nowhere to go,
Nothing to do,
No longer in a hurry
Happiness is here and now,
I have dropped my worries,
Somewhere to go,
Something to do,
But I don’t need to hurry.”
And here is a PDF of some of their other songs
Today I had some dental work done and I can honestly say that I have more angst about going to the dentist than my own death. At least with death, there is probably an end of suffering. At the dentist, it certainly doesn’t feel like it.
I know I am not the only one who has this problem. Google dentist and dukkha and you’ll see what I mean.
I try to bring my iPod and listen to Thich Nhat Hanh while I am there. I find him comforting, especially when he is chanting in Vietnamese. It soothes my “soul”.
What I was listening to was the audio version of Living Without Stress and Fear.
I didn’t plan to listen to that but I used the search function, typed in Thich Nhat Hanh and it was the first audio that came up.
Between my angst, the drill, stopping for Xrays, etc, I could actually hear bits and pieces of the talk.
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Happiness is here and now. Yes, it is. Nowhere else. Right here, right now.
Thank you for the insightful post.
beautiful song.
It is catchy too. I find if I listen to it, I am singing it in my head the rest of the day.
thanks Shelly!
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Thank You!