Thich Nhat Hahn

Monks on the Interstate: What Their Feet Are Teaching Us
February 5, 2026
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tom davidson-marx
I was texting yesterday with a friend I met in Sri Lanka. He wrote that on the local news there, they were showing a group of monks walking from Texas to Washington, D.C., carrying signs about peace and mettā, moving step after step along the highway. I pictured their feet on the pavement and thought
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focusing the mind
September 7, 2017
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tom davidson-marx
With mindfulness we learn how to single-task, leading to focusing the mind, bringing clarity, ease and contentment in our lives. There is a Zen story and the power of focus told by the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hahn about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping fast, and it seems like the man
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mindfulness meditation practice & the tiny purple flowers by the side of the road
February 11, 2016
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tom davidson-marx
We already have what we need – “your brain and your heart are your temples, and your philosophy, kindness.” It seems many of us get hooked by trying to get somewhere in our mindfulness meditation practice. We evaluate where we are now and feel there is some ultra-cool place, where meditation, if done correctly, will
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