Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks

Before the sixth dharma talk of the 21-Day Retreat: The Path of the Buddha at Plum Village in June 2009, Thich Nhat Hanh offered this guided meditation. It is a 10-minute meditation, so please find a place to sit and be fully present for the entire meditation. Breathing in, I invite the Buddha to breathe with my lungs. Breathing out, I invited the Buddha to sit with my back. Buddha is breathing, Buddha is sitting. I enjoy breathing, I enjoy sitting. I know that the quality of the breathing, in the Buddha breath, is excellent. I know the quality of his sitting is excellent. I enjoy breathing. I enjoy sitting. I am aware that my father is fully present in every cell of my body. I invite my father to breathe in with me. Breathe out with me. I would like to invite my father in me to sit with my back - this is my back, but it is also his back. Father and son. Father and daughter. Breathing together. Breathing in, I feel so light. Breathing out, I feel so free. Daddy, do you feel as light as I do? Do you feel