(Bell)
The first human being
who touched the Moon with his foot,
is an American. His name is
Neil Armstrong.
He was very aware when he made that step.
Touching the Moon.
That was in 1969.
I remember.
And he said, "This is a small step for a man,
but a giant leap for mankind".
So he was very aware of that step he made.
We know that in the Moon there are no rivers,
no clouds.
No trees, no birds, no grass.
And many of our scientists who spent and worked
six months, one year on the Skylab,
are very happy every time they come back
to our homeland, the Earth.
It is so beautiful down here!
And walking meditation, namely, mindful walking is a delight.
Mindful walking means
you touch the ground of the planet Earth mindfully,
and you touch all the wonders of life.
There is a Zen master who said,
"The miracle is not to walk on thin air, or on the water,
but to walk on Earth".
For him, to be alive on this planet
and to be making steps on this beautiful planet
is a miracle.
And mindfulness
allows us to be aware that we are alive,
that we are walking on this planet.
And anyone of us with a little bit of mindfulness
can perform the miracle of walking on Earth.
Every step can be healing,
every step can be nourishing,
every step can free us from the past and the future
so that we can truly enjoy the present moment.
And there are those of us who are capable of healing ourselves
just by mindful walking.
It is much more pleasant to walk on Earth, than on the Moon.
And if we walk like that, not only we can heal ourselves,
but we can also help heal Mother Earth, the planet.