"Wash the dishes relaxingly, as though each bowl is an object of contemplation. Consider each bowl as sacred. Follow your breath to prevent your mind from straying. Do not try to hurry to get the job over with. Consider washing the dishes the most important in in life. Washing dishes is meditation. If you cannot wash dishes in mindfulness, neither an your meditate while sitting in silence."
In his book, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh writes:
"Wash the dishes relaxingly, as though each bowl is an object of contemplation. Consider each bowl as sacred. Follow your breath to prevent your mind from straying. Do not try to hurry to get the job over with. Consider washing the dishes the most important in in life. Washing dishes is meditation. If you cannot wash dishes in mindfulness, neither an your meditate while sitting in silence." Comments are closed.
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