THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS |
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Thich Nhat Hanh In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness. Once we have these skills, we can slow our lives down and begin to live in the moment. Simple acts such as washing the dishes or drinking a cup of tea can be transformed into acts of meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle anecdotes and practical exercises will help us to arrive at greater self-understanding and peacefulness, whether we are beginners or advanced students. Whatever our religious beliefs, we can begin to reap the immense benefits that meditation has been scientifically proven to offer. We can all experience the miracle of mindfulness for ourselves. In the 1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh founded a School of Youth for Social Service in Vietnam. The school's members practised 'engaged Buddhism' and helped to rebuild bombed villages, teach children and organise co-operatives during the Vietnam War. This book was first written as a letter to that school after Thich Nhat Hanh's exile to France. (140 pages) |
