Are we really a victim of fate?
One leap we can all take is to become conscious of our thought patterns. Thich Nhat Hanh speaks of why this is important.
Thich Nhat Hanh quoted the great mystic poet, Nguyen Du, in a discussion on whether prayer actually changes anything, or whether our fate is just set into motion.
“When necessary the heavens will not stand in the way of humans.
The result of past actions can be lifted.
The result of past actions can be lifted.
Future causes and conditions can be created.”
Nguyen Du, was referring to the power of prayer. But these two great mystics, one living and one long dead, both believe that a loving force moves through our souls, which means moving through and with the quality of our souls.
A soul that is filled with pessimism and empty of hope cannot have the past lifted as it is possessed by the past, not by heaven’s choice, but by its own. But as a soul releases its own past, through faith, through optimism, through hope, and through love in action, “future causes and conditions can be created.”
A soul that is filled with pessimism and empty of hope cannot have the past lifted as it is possessed by the past, not by heaven’s choice, but by its own. But as a soul releases its own past, through faith, through optimism, through hope, and through love in action, “future causes and conditions can be created.”
Words to contemplate from Thich Nhat Hanh,
Love and Hugs from Judee Hallee
Love and Hugs from Judee Hallee
