Don't say that I will depart tomorrow --
even today I am still arriving.
Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
Last night at the Community for Mindful Living sangha in Hanoi we practiced “Touching the Earth”. This practice involves acknowledging the contribution of your ancestors and spiritual masters in your being and then extending love and compassion to those whom have made you suffer. The practice was devised by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master living in exile in France.
Hoa Pham is an author of four books and numerous short stories. Her last novel "Vixen" was awarded the Sydney Morning Herald's young writers prize and short listed for the Aurealis Awards for best Australian fantasy novel.