From the book How to Walk. Thich Nhat Hanh How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh: 9781937006921 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “When you walk, if you are aware that you are alive, that is already enlightenment. You are aware that you have a body; that is already enlightenment. You are aware that your feet are strongContinue reading “Excerpt: Walking is a celebration.”
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Excerpt: Stopping and Finding Calm.
From the book “How to Walk.” – Thich Nhat Hanh How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh: 9781937006921 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Walking is a wonderful way to calm down when we are upset. When we walk, if we focus all our awareness on walking, we are stopping the thinking, storytelling, blaming, and judging that goesContinue reading “Excerpt: Stopping and Finding Calm.”
Podcast: ABC Radio National – Erling Kagge
Erling combines the thinking of silence and walking and articulates with such clarity.
Quote: A la sainte terre
Hiking – “I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in theContinue reading “Quote: A la sainte terre”
Audio: How to walk across Europe
In the winter of 2011 Nick Hunt embarked on a walk through Europe. In this rich audio production Nick offers his instructions for wayfaring. He succinctly captures some of the mystery of Journey. His work is the core business of the Order. Perge Movere. How to Walk Across Europe – Dark Mountain
Quote: Robert Macfarlane, The old ways : A journey on foot
I’ve read them all, these old way wanderers, and often I’ve encountered versions of the same beguiling idea: that walking such paths might lead you – In Hudson’s phrase – to ‘slip back out of this modern world’. Repeatedly, these wanderers spoke of the tingle of connection, of walking as seance, of voices heard alongContinue reading “Quote: Robert Macfarlane, The old ways : A journey on foot”
Essay – A need to walk
Walking intrigues the deskbound. We romanticize it, but do we do it justice? Do we walk properly? Can one walk improperly and, if so, what happens when the walk is corrected? Craig mod Craig Mod writes of the need to walk. It’s a 2014 work but it’s timeless just like the act of walking. AContinue reading “Essay – A need to walk”
Walking is a Miracle
Thich Nhat Hanh. Excerpt from the book “How to Walk“ published by Parallax Press Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. When I breathe in andbecome fully alive, I see myself as a miracle. When I look at an orange mindfully, I see the orange isContinue reading “Walking is a Miracle”
The Walkers High – Entering Flow
The runner’s high is well documented with testimonials and scientific reasoning. It is the state of euphoria that overcomes the runner after a period of exertion. Athletes report a lapse in anxiety and a higher pain threshold. Strangely, it does not manifest in all runners. As a walker I am interested in the translation ofContinue reading “The Walkers High – Entering Flow”
Time to think philosophically about time
Sometimes when planning a walk with others, I have to gently remind and reinforce the rewards of investing a complete day in the endeavour. Invest time, Invest in yourself. Time is the only true commodity we have, and we have so little. Gift yourself 10 minutes 20 seconds and watch “To Scale:Time” . Be humbled.Continue reading “Time to think philosophically about time”
