Walking Meditation 正念行禪

Although we walk all the time, our walking is usually more like running. When we walk like that, we print anxiety and sorrow on the Earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. We can all do this, provided that we want it very much. Any child can do it. If we can take one step like this, we can take two, three, four, and five. When we are able to take one step peacefully and happily, we are working for the cause of peace and happiness for the whole of humankind. Walking meditation is a wonderful practice. 


Thich Nhat Hahn (1993). For A Future To Be Possible: Commentaries on the Five Wonderful Precepts

*photo of Gaya temple in Taiwan 嘉義香光寺