The Environment Is You: A Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh-Denver, Colorado, August 29, 2007
Hanh, Thich Nhat, Human Architecture
Abstract: When we produce a thought that is full of anger, fear, or despair, that thought has an immediate effect on our health and on the health of the world. We may like to arrange our life in such a way that we will not produce thoughts of that kind very often. Producing a thought is already karma or action, and that is our continuation into the future. Our speech may be an expression of right speech as recommended by the Buddha. Something we say may manifest our loving-kindness, our nondiscrimination, and our willingness to bring relief. After having uttered such a word we feel better in our body and mind. We receive healing and everyone in the world benefits from our speech of …
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Article title: The Environment Is You: A Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh-Denver, Colorado, August 29, 2007.
Contributors: Hanh, Thich Nhat - Author.
Journal title: Human Architecture.
Volume: 6.
Issue: 3
Publication date: Summer 2008.
Page number: 15+.
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