Loving Speech | Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh | #mindfulness

Mindfulness practice is not difficult.

You can practice mindful breathing,

mindful walking,

mindful sitting,
mindful toothbrushing

and you can get the joy,
the peace, the happiness.

It is possible to change our life

easily

through the practice of walking,

breathing.

And we can improve
the quality of our daily life

just by the practice of mindful breathing
mindful walking, and so on.

And if...

we do it well enough

mindful breathing, mindful walking

and then we'll be able to handle easily

the painful feeling
the painful emotions in us.

Because the practice of
mindful breathing, mindful walking,

can create feelings of joy,
and peace and happiness.

But can also help us to handle

the painful feelings and
the painful emotions in us.

And then we can go further.

With mindfulness,

we can listen to the other
person with compassion.

Because we have been able to
listen to ourselves with compassion,

we can listen to the other
person with compassion also.

And that helps us to suffer less

and helps the other person to suffer less.

And we can use the kind of speaking,

language,

that can restore communication

called loving speech.

And that is...

the practice of
the Fourth Mindfulness Training:

Compassionate Listening and Loving Speech.

When you have mastered the practice of
mindful breathing and walking,

you will be able

to listen with compassion

and to use loving speech.

The practice is very concrete.

How to create feelings of joy and peace,

how to handle a painful feeling,
a painful emotion,

how to listen with compassion,

how to speak with compassion,

to reconnect,

and to restore communication.

These are very important practices.