Mindfulness Trainings | Sister True Dedication

I think the five mindfulness trainings

are the biggest gift

that our community has to offer

to the younger generation.

They are a path,

they are a direction,

and when we have the five mindfulness trainings

as a guiding light in our lives

we don't need to be afraid,

we know exactly what to do

and what not to do

in order to help.

They are practical, they are concrete,

and they are very deep.

And they show us how

in our daily life

and in our decision making

as young people,

we can choose a direction that goes

towards love,

towards peace,

towards understanding.

And they are quite radical

the five mindfulness trainings

are a radical alternative path

inviting us to diverge from the mainstream,

live differently,

live in the kind of life we would like to live,

to be the kind of people we would like to be

and it starts in these concrete ways,

how we respect life,

how we use our time and energy,

how we pursue intimate relationships,

how we use language, speaking and listening

and how we consume.

And that is at the basis of who we are

on this earth

And when concretely,

day by day, week by week,

we can live beautifully

according to the good, the true, the beautiful

When we can live with integrity,

authenticity,

compassion,

and with the insight of interbeing

in these five aspects

we will be able to transform ourselves

and be the people we want to be

and we will be able to

help transform society

so that we can protect the earth together.