Marriage

Pink rose perfectly resting. Margaret Gervais

Five Awarenesses from Thich Nhat Hanh, as wedding vows:

"We are aware that all generations of our ancestorsand all future generations are present within us.

We are aware of the expectations that our ancestors, and our children, and their children have of us.

We are aware that our joy, peace, freedom and harmony are the joy, peace, freedom and harmony of our ancestors, our children and their children.

We are aware that understanding is the very foundation of love.

We are aware that blaming and arguing can never help us and only create a wider gap between us; that only understanding, trust and love can help us change and grow." Thich Nhat Hanh

"On the Path With Thay," Allan Badiner, Tricycle Spring 2015.