Mindful Driving | Teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh

When you drive...

your car,

do you continue to sink

in the ocean of worries,

of anger,

of suffering?

Driving your car

is a form of practice.

I.e. Mindful driving.

Mindful driving
not only can help avoid...

accidents,

but mindful driving can

help us to enjoy...

And every time you
come to the red light,

you know that the red light
is a bell of mindfulness.

An occasion for you to stop.

And smile.

And enjoy your in-breath
and out-breath.

The sound of the bell
helping you to relax.

You sit back.
You relax.

You smile to red light,

very thankful to it.

And you enjoy mindful breathing.

If not,

you will be the object,

the victim of your anger,

of your willingness,
of your desire, to arrive.

It seems that you believe that
when you arrive, you'll be happier.

But the fact is that,

at the point of arrival,

things may get worse.

We want to arrive.

Yes.

But the most....

...meaningful address,

the most important address
of your arrival

is life.

And where is life?

Life, its address is here and now.

And that is why
every step you make

has to bring you to
the here and the now,

namely...

in deep contact with life.

That is why walking meditation

is a practice that helps you
to touch deeply life

in every step,

and touch peace and joy in every step.

And

driving, we can do the same.

And that is why the red light

is a powerful bell of mindfulness
to help us.

And after the red light
has become the green light,

we continue to drive in mindfulness

and enjoy every minute of our...

driving.

You can drive mindfully.

You can enjoy your breathing.

Just breathing in,

and you become a free person.