World-renowned thinker and scholar Thích Nhất Hạnh, considered by many to be a "Living Buddha", …
Beautiful and insightful. Listened to the abridged version because it was what I had easy access to. I'll reserve writing a review for if and when I read the full version, but even this short version has value for anyone wishing to look more deeply into Thích Nhất Hạnh's advice for everyone to be deeply rooted in their own tradition(s).
Beautiful and insightful. Listened to the abridged version because it was what I had easy access to. I'll reserve writing a review for if and when I read the full version, but even this short version has value for anyone wishing to look more deeply into Thích Nhất Hạnh's advice for everyone to be deeply rooted in their own tradition(s).
In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thích Nhất Hạnh …
Sage Guidance for Practitioners at All Experience Levels
5 stars
I've read from others that they consider Thích Nhất Hạnh's The Miracle of Mindfulness to be useful only to beginning meditators, but I think it is so much more than that. Especially with the context given in translator Mobi Ho's introduction that the book was originally written as a long letter, and then having read the book myself as someone who has been meditating for years, it is clear to me that the book is equally valuable or perhaps even more valuable as an inspiring reminder to practice and how practice can be done.
Beyond the main text of the letter, I was impressed by the list of practices and the selection of suttas/sutras at the end. I have read very few manuals of meditation which left with the feeling that they were enough to cultivate a practice, but this one is written and put together in such a …
I've read from others that they consider Thích Nhất Hạnh's The Miracle of Mindfulness to be useful only to beginning meditators, but I think it is so much more than that. Especially with the context given in translator Mobi Ho's introduction that the book was originally written as a long letter, and then having read the book myself as someone who has been meditating for years, it is clear to me that the book is equally valuable or perhaps even more valuable as an inspiring reminder to practice and how practice can be done.
Beyond the main text of the letter, I was impressed by the list of practices and the selection of suttas/sutras at the end. I have read very few manuals of meditation which left with the feeling that they were enough to cultivate a practice, but this one is written and put together in such a way that I would be confident recommending it as an excellent candidate for the category of "if you read only one book on the subject of meditation, read this one."
In ten concise chapters, you'll learn powerful ways to meet life's challenges with wisdom, resilience, …
Direct, Simple, Beautiful and Eminently Practical
5 stars
The subtitle of We Were Made for These Times is "10 Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption" and the book delivers exactly that, but HOW it delivers! I have seldom come across a book teaching #mindfulness practices which is at once so direct, simple, beautiful, and eminently practical.
Drawing mainly from the Plum Village Tradition of her root teacher, Thích Nhất Hạnh, former nun Kaira Jewel Lingo fills each brief lesson with just enough clarity and examples to begin practicing immediately, complete with tips for practicing in daily life and including journaling exercises to further explore the topic of each lesson.
All of that alone would be enough, but to top it all off, in the audio version she sings near the end of each lesson, each instance of which has the amazing quality of summarizing what was taught, inviting reflection, touching the heart, and perhaps …
The subtitle of We Were Made for These Times is "10 Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption" and the book delivers exactly that, but HOW it delivers! I have seldom come across a book teaching #mindfulness practices which is at once so direct, simple, beautiful, and eminently practical.
Drawing mainly from the Plum Village Tradition of her root teacher, Thích Nhất Hạnh, former nun Kaira Jewel Lingo fills each brief lesson with just enough clarity and examples to begin practicing immediately, complete with tips for practicing in daily life and including journaling exercises to further explore the topic of each lesson.
All of that alone would be enough, but to top it all off, in the audio version she sings near the end of each lesson, each instance of which has the amazing quality of summarizing what was taught, inviting reflection, touching the heart, and perhaps even subtly inviting the listener to sing along as part of practicing the path.
Whether you've been practicing mindfulness for a long time or are simply interested in dipping your toes into the practice, this book is a wonderfully inspiring way to engage with the practice.
I can still here his voice 'Good morning dear Sangha. Today is January 30th 2024, and we are sitting on a sofa'. I was lucky to spend three weeks on a retreat in France he led in 2004 called 'the feet of the Buddha'.. 1/7
I can still here his voice 'Good morning dear Sangha. Today is January 30th 2024, and we are sitting on a sofa'. I was lucky to spend three weeks on a retreat in France he led in 2004 called 'the feet of the Buddha'.. 1/7
