Sangha News Journal
Zenkei Sewing
While going through the cards and emails today, Blanche hands me one and says, “If anyone asks for a short word on what I tried to do in my practice, this is it.” She then asked me to put the card up on her wall.
It said:
Our practice is to live our daily life in such a way that every moment, ever act, becomes an act of love. ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh
[Zenkei added: “Or loving-kindness”]
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