Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Heal Your Inner Child
If we allow our anger, fear, and despair to be alone and unsupervised in us, they will be destructive. If we generate mindfulness, it will recognize and embrace these painful feelings. The practices of mindful breathing and mindful walking not only nourish and refresh us, but they also help us recognize and embrace the pain in us.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Art of Mindfulness
When you have pain within you, the first thing to do is to bring the energy of mindfulness to embrace the pain. “I know that you are there, little anger, my old friend. Breathe—I am taking care of you now.”
Thich Nhat Hanh • True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
Please tell me all your suffering, all your pain. I am here, really listening.” And if you know how to go back to her, to him, and listen like that every day for five or ten minutes, healing will take place. When you climb a beautiful mountain, invite your little child within to climb with you. When you contemplate the beautiful sunset, invite him
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Rather than get caught in childhood feelings that are triggered, we can learn to turn our attention slightly and ask the child inside what it needs now. We can respond to the feelings rather than stay trapped in them.
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Paradoxically, one of the best ways to heal from
Jack Kornfield • A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times
To develop compassion in ourselves, we need to practice mindful breathing, deep listening, and deep looking.