Calm - Ease | Guided Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2019
- This is a 20-minute guided meditation offered by Thich Nhat Hanh, part of the Plum Village Essential Meditations in the free Plum Village app: plumvillage.app/
*"Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.*
*Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.*
*In,*
*Out.*
After saying these sentences we can abbreviate them by saying "In" as we breathe in and "Out" as we breathe out. We don't try to control our breathing. Whether our in-breath is long or short, deep or shallow, we just breathe naturally and shine the light of mindfulness on it. When we do this we notice that, in fact, our breathing does become slower and deeper
naturally.
*Breathing in, my in-breath has become deep.*
**Breathing out, my outbreath has become slow. **
*Deep,*
*Slow.*
We don't have to make an extra effort. It just becomes deeper and slower by itself, and we recognize that. Later on, you will notice that you have become calmer and more at ease.
**Breathing in, I calm my body and my mind. **
*Breathing out, I ease everything.*
*Calm,*
*Ease.*
I am not struggling anymore.
"Breathing in, I smile. Breathing out, I release all my worries and anxieties. Smile/release." We are able to smile to ourselves and release all our worries. There are more than three hundred muscles in our face, and when we know how to breathe in and smile, these muscles can relax. This is "mouth yoga." We smile and are able to release all our feelings and emotions.
*Breathing in, I establish myself in the present moment.*
*Breathing out, I know this is a wonderful moment.*
*Present moment,*
*wonderful moment.*
Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment fully alive and aware.
*In, out*
*Deep, slow*
*Calm, ease*
*Smile, release*
*Present moment, wonderful moment.*
If you use this poem during sitting or walking meditation, it can be very nourishing and healing. Practice each line for as long as you wish.
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I practiced meditation from time to time, but it is always difficult for me to practice more than 3 minutes. Thay's guidance make meditation simple and enjoyable.
I practice it and calm all the way down when I'm working with my bees and the garden.
Try to practice for ten breaths ten times a day
Just continue following your breath, that “I can only practice 3 minutes thing is just a thought.” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🙏💪 love from Arkansas.
Hi
that is when you should investigate that energy the most- the energy of impatience
"Breathing in I smile, nothing is as important as my peace, my joy.
I smile to everything.
Even to my suffering, to my difficulties.
Breathing out, I release and let go.
This is a practice of freedom.
Smile, release."
#gratitude for #ThichNhatHanh
Koszonom!😊
One of my favorite moments with Thay is hearing this teaching. Even though I only know him through recordings, he has helped me wonderfully much. So grateful to Plum Village. I make a very small monthly contribution but am so happy to support the Sangha.
@@kissjulianna27😊
Thich Nhat Hanh has passed to the other side. May he have a smooth passage. For me Thai was and is the most extraordinary person and teacher. His gentle soul and his humor, his wisdom, his vast knowledge and interests, his. poetic creative writing, his love and celebration of life, his devotion to humanity and nature, his deep political conviction and engagement grounded in his biography and ever present - all of this made him for me the most diverse teacher and human being. Thank you for what you gave us and are still giving to us. Dagmar🙏🏼 Namaste
God Bless
❤
INDEED !!! HE WAS PURE LOVE......
Beautifully expressed ❤️🙏🏼❤️
❤️❤️
I've been practicing meditation for several years now. When he said "breathing in I smile," my eyes swelled with tears. For all of you starting a meditation practice, stay with it. It is not always easy but it is a practice that can change you and your life dramatically.
My eyes swelled with tears as well. This is so powerful.
Same here 💜😭
Thank you! Your words mean a lot to me. Hello from Argentina 😍
I will try! Got distracted esasil🧘🏻♀️
Très vrai. Pour le moment quand Thay dit " breathing in I smile" mes yeux se remplissent de larmes mais je sais que je vais pratiquer régulièrement et que cela va changer. 🙏
Thich Nhat Hanh has left a wonderful legacy. His guided meditations and walking meditation instructions are clear, simple and powerful. God bless you, Thai.
60 straight days doing this meditation before 6am. It is POWERFUL.
You still doing this mate? What's your experiences?
@@daves4687 Almost four months now Dave. Straight. The results have been transformational.
Let me enumerate some of them:
1. Feeling at least 90% less anxious than before.
2. Also feeling more present, more vibrant, more alive throughtout my day to day activities.
3. Some oh Thich prompts resonste with me some days. For example, I constantly reming myself that "nothing is more important than my peace and joy", and that puts things in perspective.
4. Less toxic cravings in general. Because I feel more present, less need to go out to scavenge for toxic "highs".
5. Happier and satisfied than before. Paying way more attention to smaller things, and constantly feeling the impermanence of it all, and thus, what makes every moment special. This, specially, when hanging out with family.
In conclusion, i've named my meditation habit my "mother habit", the only habit that cannot go if having a rough day. And this has made all the difference.
@@AlanDelmonte That's great to hear Alan. I've been meditating consistently for about 2 years and tried various meditations but this one has been a real discovery. Can see how the regular practice of it would bring about big changes, great to hear your experience. Have made it my goal to stay consistent for 4 months to judge for myself
@@AlanDelmonte Thanks for commiting to yourself and sharing your wins Alan. It supports the rest of us.
Same here! I have started using this since I developed a temporarily incapacitating illness which has put all normal life on hold. It helps me tremendously. I’m so pleased it really resonates for others too. Exactly what you say Alan. I can imagine every day before 6am would be wonderful. I too always come back to those words “nothing is more important than my peace, my joy”. It is so true! I never ever imagined I’d get into meditation. Life changing and so wish to develop it more and be able to generate stillness and joy at Will, in particular stillness in tricky situations and turbulent emotions.
Today I sit and practice in honour of this wonderful man. Today I smile to all that he has done to alleviate my suffering and the suffering of others. I will always carry him with me in my heart ♥
❤
@@Odaat2-18😂😂😂 I😂😂
it´s amazing: saying "present moment, wonderful moment" to my headache and tinnitus and meaning every word of it, brought tears to my eyes and then the headache got less.
never knew it could be that simple, I´ll do it more often, thank you, thank you thank you..
Thich Nhat Hanh IS and always will be one of the most authentic, loving-kind and compassionate Spiritual teachers Earth has ever known. MERCI! 🕊
He is! Thay is Buddha!
For years I told myself that I could never meditate because I have such an over active mind. I have Aspergers. Most of the time it feels like I have two inner monologues thinking of two separate things at the same time, always one being the louder primary thought and another become a quieter secondary thought. Shortly before Thay's passing I began to understand mediation and practice it more mindfully, but just barely. Within 24 hours of Thay's passing almost everything "clicked" entirely and I don't understand why. I practice mindfulness everyday and as often as I can. At work, on my couch, in the car, drinking tea. In the beginning I could only meditate for no longer than 3 to 5 minutes before getting frustrated and giving up. Now I find myself not wanting to leave my meditation and always looking forward to the next time I can sit and enjoy another peaceful moment.
Thank you so much Thay and Plum Village for truly changing my life!
I have Aspergers too
Its hard
How long do you sit now
@@christinachristina8271 On average I only meditate for 30-45 minutes before bed. Sometimes I'll also do it in the morning for 20-30 minutes. Building a routine and sticking to it is important. It's definitely helped me balance my emotions out and process things better. Good luck to you. You can do it :)
@@a1m4thah3d Thankyou ✋
'Nothing is as important as my peace...I smile to my suffering.' Thich Nhat Hanh
Rest in Peace my friend. You have given me my proverbial air supply.
I love you as much as a stranger who has benefited from your timeless teaching.
A lotus for you, dear friend. Thank you for sharing your kind and warm words. 🙏🌷
I had a tough and stressful day . I remembered what tich said ". Breathing in I smile . Nothing is as important as my peace, my joy . I smile though everything . Even through my suffering my difficulties . On my way home. I started to laugh . And felt much more peaceful . I could see how some people are quite funny . Like they are in the throes of a tantrum. If they don't get thier way .
Thanks for your wise words
Your comment made me calm and smile. I love these youtube comments. You understand you're not the only one having difficult times.
I resemble that remark
I've been that way many times, I've heard the best way to get your way is not to have one
A lot of people “talk” about “legacy”,this man actually left a real one.He has been a massive positive influence on me.❤
Thank You Master. I'm now in very difficult time. I listen to your teaching. I hope all the difficulties will pass soon.
No matter where you are.
No matter what your struggling with.
I pray you have a good sleep.
Wishing you all the best!
I love when he said . I smile through everything . Nothing is more important than my peace. Even through suffering j smile. Someone annoyed me last week . And I was mad . All of a sudden I was smiling and felt great . And was able to wish them well .
Nothing is more important then your own peace! Once you have established your own peace you are extremely observant about who is around you at all times!
I stumbled upon this meditation around two weeks before a surgery ( 7 th of oct) and I listened and meditated with it everyday. I wrote down the words on a paper and had it with me before the surgery...it was so beneficial and calming. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and your presence is still felt . Thank you ❤
Rest in eternal peace Thich Nhat Hanh❤ Your wisdom and teachings will be sorely missed.
This meditation has changed my whole life, thank you... Since finding this meditation, I have to practice every morning or I feel like apart of me is missing... I am appreciating you all at Plum Village... I am grateful for all of your teachings you are all amazing x
Dear Julie, your determination to begin the day with a peaceful and gentle attitude moves us. Thank you for bringing mindfulness to the world and for sharing such loving words with us 🙏.
A lotus for you,
The Plum Village App team
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I just started meditating 3 days ago, in the morning and evening, and in the proces learning to quiet down the thoughts. This guided meditation is really a big help and already giving me a different kind of piece of mind. Whenever I get a little stressed I think of this meditation and just breathe. It gets the edges off almost instantly. I am very greatfull.
I m tooo starting from today
Present moment, wonderful moment. Rest in peace and calm dear one ⭐
If you are sad, you live in the past
If you are worried, you are dealing with the future
If you are at peace, you are living in the present
Be at the moment, be at peace
Still the Mind | Embrace Calmness | Inhale Peace ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lies
True words. Although this simple realization has not removed my trips into the past and future during my journey the last few years, it has diminished the power of them and the route back to the present has become more and more easily accessible. There is always stillness to be found.
you are not your body, you are not even your mind.
why?
In, out, deep, slow, calm, ease, relax, peace. Present moment, wonderful moment.
May all rest in the Awakened Heart.
Thank for helping me find some peace in a storm
My favourite meditation. I use it twice a day once to bring peace, relaxation and mindfulness to my day and once at night to send me into a deep peaceful slumber. For me this meditation is magic. Thank you 🙏
thank you quiet dude
Ther peace comes through you, your practice. The speaker is just an amplifier.
I do the same, except just every other day, in a very tough life situation he helps keep my practice focused so making it a deeper and more beautiful experience. Thankyou for your help and guidance teacher 🙏
Teacher, you have shown me a sweetness I hadn't even considered. I thought I know all so much. I don't care what Iknow any more. I have made my life so very difficult. It is a miracle that I am alive. I rest in this work. I cry .. I sob with relief for I have been suffering so for so ver long. YOu have given me something, and told me it is mine. It already was mine, I just didn't know. I"m so sorry I just didn't know. Thank everything that is loving and good. I just might make it ;-). I wish for all to know the relief I am living now. I am so grateful. Even as I am a very small child in my skill. I know. I feel better now. I talked a lot. ya'll have a nice day now. wow I feel good LOL
Yes, there is a lot of sweetness in his teachings and voice, and you Cris are sweet too
@@samuelgio1975 I know some day I will see it too.
"samadhi"movie..plz watch on awaken the world.. for ultimate purpose in life
Bless you🙏
Dear Chris, I hope you are not so sad today. I send you prayers and loving thoughts. May you very soon be on the other side of sorrow and feel joy in your life.
May he rest in divine peace 🙏🏻 Namaste
present moment, wonderful moment
In fact it's the ONLY moment.
But there's a word he says there I can never figure out, something like "I escovate myself in the present moment" what is it he's saying??
@@almapatt-shamir8764 establish. I establish myself in the present moment.
@@elinannestad5320 omg thank you so much. It's been over a year that I've been meditating to this video and I just couldn't figure it out
This is by far the best meditation I have come across and Thich is the most wonderful, gentle, kind soul and teacher. 🙏❤
I am so truly grateful that even though this great teacher has transitioned back into the ultimate reality, I can still have his teachings at hand when I need. Thank you teacher Ty.
Master Thay is more alive than ever.
Dear Thich .- A real Master .- I will be always doing your great ❤ meditation .- That cure me ,when I was sick .- Thank you very much for your work in this world.-
I get so relaxed when I hear Thay say ‘Enjoy’. Thanks so much for this.
I have been having inflammation, headaches and body pain, I have been using the calm - ease meditation to get relief. It works like charm....the gong really cuts through the clutter and leaves me stronger... so also the gradual narrative focusing on the essentials. Great!
I’m so very grateful for this meditation. 1000 thanks
Im loving
This meditation with gong it works for me thank you
Where’s the meditation
That gong in the beginning.. with The Still Master picture.. and you feel deeply that he is moving withing you. Master🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
His practice is simple, doable & easy to implement. As one follows regularly this practice, one grows in wisdom & strength. Thank you.
God this is so nourishing for the soul.. what a way to spend 20 minutes. And what beautifully simple messages to carry with you in the days/weeks.
Thank you, dear Mark 🙏✨.
A lotus for you,
The Plum Village App team
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I’m coming soon for a stay at Plum Village. Got to love Thich. 🙏🙏
A great soul, who is always at peace and his vibration is filled with love, compassion and peace. May God allow him eternal glory and rest
this is the best , the sweetest opening to the pure land of the buddhas
This is one of the best guided meditations, which is simple but most impactful. Thank you so much Thay for showing us the path of peace, happiness and mindfulness 😇🙏❤️
THICH NHAT HANH is a wonderful human being imparting universal peace through compassion and brotherhood. RIP
May Jesus welcome Thich’s peaceful soul with open arms. God bless this gem of a man.
These mantras - so simple, so powerful.
Thank you, Thay. Thank you, Plum villiage.
Thank you, everyone. ❤️🌞
Grateful 🙏🏼 Thank you Thay for sharing your kindness, compassion, wisdom and joy with the world. Your ripple effect will live on in your teachings and through each of us. 😌
Love , hugs and bowing in gratitude to this wonderful master .❤❤❤❤
no hugs for me?!?
@@feelsokayman3959 bowing in gratitude is a pretty common and humbling gesture. it's not to elevate someone above you, its to express gratitude and respect. in my time doing jiu jitsu we would all bow before entering or leaving the mat. we would all shake hands and bow to each other at the beginning and the end of session - regardless of what belt you had (a black belt with 20 years experience would still bow to a white belt in their first session for example). and when i would visit a zen meditation center we would all bow before entering the room, and bow at the cushion before and after sitting on it.
@@CM-uk2cx you are right it doesnt have to be putting others above yourself, deleted my unthoughtful comment.
*bows* :D
@@feelsokayman3959 and bows to you too :)
This is my favorite meditation!♥♥♥♥♥ I have done it hundreds of times;) Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for making this available.
I've been doing that meditation for almost 10 months by now and I'm amaze every time by the simplicity and the profoundness at the same time. Thank you
It is as if Thay was here during my meditation. Of course Thay said there is no death. So grateful for all the teachings available.
He was such a lovely human being!!!🙏💙
Thank you. This was so beautiful and helpful. My blood pressure is below 120/80 for the first time in a while.
Thank you, for bringing me back home whenever i am lost.
A beautiful and wise soul.Thank you for gracing us with your spirit and knowledge. 🙏
I smile. Nothing is as important as my peace.
I smile to my obesity
I smile to my alcohol
I smile to my youth
I smile to my mothers passing
I smile as this is my suffering. I smile to it. This is the practice of freedom.
I am finally free.
I always searched for freedom in respected documents of antiquity
I now understand that freedom. Is something I need to garner from this plane of existence. It's herein. Everything else is a model of self preservation
Love this meditation. It’s so simple just like I like my life to be.
Thank you
May all beings be happy♥️
Thank you Thay, my friend, my brother, my father, myself 🙏🏻❤ I love you
This is just so beautiful. The gong resonates and the words combine to make me feel so special. Thank you dear Teacher. I am so grateful.
I has read many books from him. And its help to change my life 🙏
Meditation from a beautiful soul. Thankyou Thich Nhat Hanh. Namaste
This is most perfect, calming and peaceful meditation .... thank you so much ☀️
Walking on I‘ll constantly stay in this deep breathing now until each sentient being learned to breath this lovingly and free 🙏
Peace on Earth ❤
Te, you are missed . I know you have a smile on your face while tending your garden, as I do mine 🙏
In a quiet room, with headphones, that bell reverbs to infinity....
I know exactly what you mean ...
RIP Thich Nhat Hanh ❤️ Thank you for teaching me to slow down.
(bell)
The ease of simplicity ✌🏼❤️
I've listened to many guided meditations but this one was particularly powerful for me... I had to create an entire new folder to save this now Essential meditation. Thank you ever Thay and Plum Village 🙏
Thank you for your teaching Thay your teaching's will always be with us keeping you alive in us and all around us🙏🦋🙏❄🌈🦋🙏
Thank you I feel more peaceful after that meditation.
The most powerful message of this meditation, and one that I keep coming back regularly to, is "nothing is more important than your peace, and your joy; smile, smile to everything, even to your difficulties". After several months of practice, this particular message is coming to me when I am feeling low, stressed, or anxious. It has become a powerful message that gets ingrained deeper and deeper the more i`ve practiced this particular meditation. Yesterday, for example, I was feeling angry about some work issue, and this message suddenly sprung up, and the anger vanished immediately. Practice it. Practice it every day. And you`ll soon be able to identify that peace and that joy that are always there, right beneath the surface, and more importantly, you`ll be able to become that peace, and become that joy, whenever you`re feeling out of sorts.
Yes thats what happened to me one work day . I was really angry . Then my mind showed me how idiotic and immature my supervisor was . And i started laughing . Another customer was rude to me . As i was coming i was also angry again . But i started to let go . I think ill start again . Im trying to have a religious life . And theres to many evil getting in the way and obstructing me .
Thank you for this beautiful meditation with Thay, his lessons are here and now, within en all his students and monks. Thank you so much for this.
He tought me to hang in there.... meditating in silence... going deep within... thanks for your work on recording all sessions and sharing. From the other side of the world. From Argentina. Thanks! Good journey.
This is the kind of guided meditation I've been looking for - thank you.
Awesome artfully worded meditation I will use forever as my daily practice. thank you
A great meditation...this has become my favourite guided meditation. All the basics are here...
Thank you, Thay! This meditation 🧘♀️ is so calming and beautiful! ❤🙏
You can be happy and sad at the same time ans that's ok. Thays passing me made understand this. RIP thay you beautiful soul
Being Peace, the universal journey.
So beautiful, so simple, so perfect, thank you, Namastay ❤ 🙏
Wonderful opportunity to get relaxed, thank you so much Dear Thay. Evangelina Cortes.
Really thankful for finding you guys. try to start somethings myself to help other people inspire. It`s in giving you receive and receiving you give...🙏❤
Yes, love the smiling even at suffering. A simple smile turns my day around.
Very true. I'm a very introverted person and when people see me working in the garden or with my bees they smile at me and want to talk. It really makes my day feel much better.
I practice this meditation every day, I adore him. Gives me so much peace and awareness. Thank you.
I just had an epiphany during this meditation: the present moment is still wonderful even if I don’t feel wonderful right now.
🙏🏼
Thank you, Thay, for the gentle profundity of the fruit of your diligence in practice. This life has been touched by yours, though we have never met. May your passage to the next life be smooth and clear. Your lighting the path for countless thousands shall not soon dim and fade.
Thank you so much for hosting this video🙏
My go to video before work and before bed. Simple but powerful words. Thank you for this video.
Love this, so simple and sweet, perfect length for me. The words stay with me through the day, returning me to the calm positive place his voice creates in my mind.
A minimalistic divine masterpiece! So greatful! Namaste!
Love, peace, kindness, joy and wisdom. Liberation from suffering. May it be so.
Took me a while to realize I shouldn't try to say in my mind what he says Everytime I breathe. Yet it's more like an event that happens. Breathing in I realize my breath has become deep. Don't say it Everytime...
I learned that in one of his other meditations. He said it like that. It's not to be said it is more like an event that happens each time. He says it in one of his walking meditation teachings.
That changed this meditation for me from a 1/10 to a 10/10. A go to happiness meditation or release and enjoy meditation
Thankful,, dear Thai, it is good to be able to listen to your teachings and each time I get to understand more on how to apply it for my circumstances and this helps so much to stop the monkey mind!!!
Very very grateful indeed, for all the different aspects your brothers and sisters keep sharing with us, ML Mok💖🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This meditation is so grounding and spirit filled at the same time. Thank you, thank you.
Happy you enjoy it, dear Anne 🙏. A lotus for you ✨.
The Plum Village App team
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In all it's simplicity so profound. This characterizes Thich Nhat Hanh so much for me. Instant peace...
greatest master truly greatest thank you very much thich nhat hanh for helping us
Much love and gratitude to Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum village ❤️ Sat Nam 🕉️🙏🦌
It is a breath of fresh air with Thich 😊having felt so stressed I am feeling much more relaxed after meditation 😌 Thankyou wonderful man 🙏
I love his soothing voice!
I’m going to do this meditation at least five times a week (in the morning) for a month
and then share the results here :)
Day 1: June 19, 2023.
Thank you for sharing dear friend.
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How did it go?
I could quite my mind, relax and release all my worries and fear. Thank you so much for this guided meditation.