Come home and heal - Thuis heel worden

Come home and heal - Thuis heel worden
Dear Sangha friends, beste Sangha vrienden (Dutch below) 

When you leave your house unattended it will show the signs of neglect. Dust and dirt will accumulate and cobwebs will grow. Maybe the roof will leak or the walls will crack. The safe place of comfort does not feel right any more. That is why a little TLC, tender love and care, will make your house a home.

Last week we learned from Zen Master Tang Hoi (3rd century CE) that through mindful breathing we can stop and come home. He has shown us 6 practices : Returning to the breath, Counting the breath, Following the breath, Stop and focus, Deep looking (vipassena) , Purifying (thoughts and habits).

Thich Nhat Hanh has invited us to become still and listen to what is going on in us and around us, to switch-off the cacophony and have a gentle conversation with our pain, our anger, our fear and our joy.
Taking care of our body and mind will make your house a home. A home where you can come home to to rest and heal. In our mind all kinds of seeds are sown, through watering and ripening, these seeds grow into habits. You can be the gardener of your mind where beautiful flowers and fruit trees can grow.

Both Thich Nhat Hanh and Tang Hoi tell us lovingly and with compassion that it all starts with the willingness to stop, become still and look with open eyes, open mind and open heart. Mindfulness and compassion will help clean your home.
 
Monday we will have our evening of mindfulness in 'de schatkamer' Mimosaplein 2 Eindhoven.

With warm regards,
I wish you a beautiful weekend full of emptiness and silence; wonder and gratitude,
Hans

Our Sangha meeting is in 'De Schatkamer', Mimosaplein 2 Eindhoven
De format of the evening is:
             19.15: preparing the room
             19.30: doors open, arriving, meet with tea
             20.00: start meditation
                             introduction theme
                             guided meditation
                             walking meditation
                             silent meditation
                             dharma sharing
21.30: closing, cleaning up and opportunity for meeting with tea.


Beste Sangha vrienden,

Thich Nhat Hanh en Tang Hoi hebben ons uitgenodigd om te stoppen en stil te worden, om een liefdevol gesprek te hebben met onze emoties en een thuis te creëren voor ons om heel te worden 

Maandag komen we weer samen in de Schatkamer (Mimosaplein 2 Eindhoven)

Ik wens je een heerlijk weekend, vol van leegte, stilte, verwondering en dankbaarheid,

Warme groeten
Hans

De bijeenkomst vindt plaats in De Schatkamer, Mimosaplein 2 in Eindhoven.
De indeling van de avond is:
19.15: klaarmaken van de ruimte
19.30: aankomen, ontmoeting en thee
20.00: start meditatie.
                introductie thema
                geleide meditatie
                loopmeditatie
                stille meditatie
                dharma-sharing
21.30: afsluiting en opruimen, gelegenheid voor ontmoeting bij thee.