El buddha se ríe de su "basura" porque sabe que esta puede utilizarla para crear abono, y finalmente, el abono se transformará en hermosas flores y en hermosos frutos.

Por último, puedo pensar que: Cada acción es una semilla, que en un campo fértil puede florecer de acuerdo a nuestro esfuerzo y constancia. Que su fruto sea bueno o malo, dependerá de nuestra intención... de nuestro deseo.

Obsérvate y hazte consciente de las semillas que estás plantando en tu mente y en la de las demás personas.

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A garden. A vegetable garden. The plants on the balcony.

Today during a meditation, memories came to me of a few years ago when I lived in a house with a vegetable garden in the backyard.

Whenever it was my turn to work in the garden it was impossible for me not to recognize the similarities of working the land with the set of processes and activities we call the mind and thoughts.

By recognizing the similarities between cleansing the earth to cultivate and cleansing the mind, we have the precious opportunity to transform these daily activities into deep cleansing processes.

If we look deeply, the same could apply to washing dishes, washing clothes by hand, or sweeping the floor, among other activities.

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Back then, in 2015, as a caption to that image plowing the land, I had written:

When we practice mindfulness, we are doing something for Mother Earth and all her inhabitants. We are giving back and providing Mother Earth with necessary sustenance. Our mindfulness produces joy, a food that the Earth needs in order to heal.

-I would think this is written by Zen Master Thich Naht Hanh, for these are not my words.

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So, some of the similarities that I manage to recognize at that time and today in cultivating the earth, are that:

As we perform work directly with the land, we almost immediately serenade the mind. Every action that is performed is similar to the practice of Yoga or sitting meditation.

Just like meditation, it is a very important and necessary activity to live well.

Cultivation results in obtaining the necessary sustenance to be able to cope with life, to be able to respond adequately to changes and to be able to provide for a better future, acting today - Here and Now.

Constant, daily and disciplined work is necessary to be able to obtain the fruits and also to become aware and recognize the beneficial seeds, to be able to nurture and care for them properly.

Also to be able to identify the "undesirable" roots and seeds, which can only hinder or spoil our daily work and the fruits we want to obtain. Keeping in mind that although they are "undesirable", these seeds and roots are still part of nature and life. It could be compared to negative experiences, which if properly used or disposed of, can be transformed into compost along with all that organic garbage that is so much disliked. And the compost, finally will make grow with greater strength and beauty that which we do wish to have in our land (mind).

The buddha laughs at his "waste" because he knows that this he can use to create compost, and eventually, the compost will be transformed into beautiful flowers and beautiful fruits.

Finally, I can think that: Every action is a seed, which in a fertile field can bloom according to our effort and constancy. Whether its fruit will be good or bad, will depend on our intention... on our desire.

Observe yourself and become aware of the seeds you are planting in your mind and in other people's minds.

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