You Have Enough | Sister Dang Nghiem

You have enough.

There's a Buddhist practice called "tri túc" in Vietnamese,

meaning, no, that you have enough.

"Tri" is to know, to remember, to master.

"Túc" means enough.

Interestingly, "túc" also means feet.

So "tri túc" means that you know and remember

that you have enough and take good care of what you have.

Additionally, it means you appreciate that you have feet,

the foundation of your body.

Our feet symbolize all the conditions of happiness

available to us right here and right now.

To know that we still have feet is enough to make us happy.

Without mindfulness, we take what we have for granted,

a destitute on a constant search.

We may even take our mindfulness practice for granted,

and as a result, we become less fortunate

than those who are sincerely seeking a spiritual path

and are still full of openness and inspiration.

Knowing that we have enough,

we realize that we have everything we ever wish for

and that we are enough.

This is the true spirit of aimlessness.

Awareness of our steps, of our bodily movements,

of our inbreath, and outbreath train us

to dwell stably and gratefully in the present moment,

which will in turn become a beautiful past.

Healing the traumas and wounds in our body and mind.

It is also the most effective cure

for the modern epidemic of restlessness and boredom.

A happy moment.

Breathing in and breathing out.

I am aware that I'm still alive.

I still have myself.

I still have good health conditions.

My loved ones are still with me

and my colleagues and friends are surrounding me.

I recognize that this is a happy moment.

Breathing in and out.

I recall the image of a person who has loved me and helped me

to become more beautiful, more stable,

more spacious and more loving towards myself and others.

This is a happy moment.

Breathing in and out.

I recall the things someone has thought, done and said,

that helped me to be who I am today

and to know what love is.

[BELL]

This is a happy moment.

I love you so.

I love you so.

Thank you.

Thank you.