{"id":939,"date":"2009-11-30T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T11:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/11\/buddhist-quote-of-the-day-thich-nhat-hanh-says-do-your-dishes-before-you-change-the-world.html"},"modified":"2009-11-30T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T11:36:01","slug":"buddhist-quote-of-the-day-thich-nhat-hanh-says-do-your-dishes-before-you-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/11\/buddhist-quote-of-the-day-thich-nhat-hanh-says-do-your-dishes-before-you-change-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Quote of the Day: Thich Nhat Hanh Says Do Your Dishes Before You Change The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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posted by Ethan Nichtern<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This is one of my all-time favorites quotes, and we discussed it in the Meditation<\/a> in Everyday Life course last week, part of the awesome Way of Shambhala<\/a> curriculum. It always brings me back to Earth from grandiose visions, and reminds me that it’s how we perform the simple tasks that actually changes the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in the warm water, it is really quite pleasant. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being fully aware of the dish, the water, and each movement of my hands. I know that if I hurry in order to eat dessert sooner, the time of washing dishes will be unpleasant and not worth living. That would be a pity,for each minute, each second of life is a miracle. The dishes themselves and that fact that I am here washing them are miracles!”<\/p>\n

–Thich Nhat Hanh<\/a>
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Nobel Peace Prize Nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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