It was a real pleasure to meet and spend a few days with Chris Kalbfleisch on the West Coast recently. Chris has an amazing and transformational story.
It reminds us at The Emily Dahl foundation that if there is no mud, there is no lotus flower.
This is a great quote by spiritual leader and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. The well known global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, global ethics and peace.
Chris Kalbfleisch
Chris had an incredibly successful career in finance for two decades before having his “dark night of the soul” experience that led to a “spiritual awakening” and a new life’s journey. Since then, he has committed his life to continuing that journey along a fulfilling path of Self-actualization, personal growth, and being of service to others.
He has achieved mastery-level transformational life coaching through the Centre for Transformational Coaching. He is a KRI Certified Kundalini Instructor.
Chris has used his diverse skillset, education, and experience to help people along their own paths of self-mastery.
The real-life experience that Chris openly shares is the essence of “No Mud, No Lotus” – as put forth by the well known Thich Nhat Hanh.
No Mud, No Lotus
The Art of Transforming Suffering
No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. “When we know how to suffer,” Nhat Hanh says, “we suffer much, much less.” With his signature clarity and sense of joy, Thay helps us recognise the wonders inside us and around us that we tend to take for granted and teaches us the art of happiness.
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy.
Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we’re able to face our suffering, we can’t be present and available to life, and happiness will continue to elude us.
Thay shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, global ethics and peace.
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