The Miracle of Mindfulness
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List Price: $18.00
Our Price: $27.52
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Manufacturer: HarperAudio
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3443
EAN: 9780694514625
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0694514624
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: 1994-07-01
Publisher: HarperAudio
Release Date: 1994-07-12
Studio: HarperAudio
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"One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditational practice." -Time Written by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize, this audio offers a guide to becoming more aware of ourselves in an increasingly stressful environment. The Eastern emphasis on maintaining self-awareness has become more and more appealing as an antidote to the ravages of our stressful world, and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's manual on mediation is the ideal introduction and life-long guidebook to exploring our inner selves. His spiritual teachings use familiar objects and situations- such as washing the dishes, answering the phone and drinking tea - to give us a practical framework on which to build and maintain a more healthful, relaxed, and harmonious outlook. Tape one explores Thich Nhat Hanh's philosophy of mindfulness. Tape two consists of his mediations, which will help the listener to practice concentration and relaxation. Thich Nhat Hanh, poet, Zen master, and chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation during the Vietnam War, was nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Nobel Peace Prize. The author of A Guide to Walking Mediation and Being Peace, among other books, Thich Nhat Hanh now lives in exile in France. The audiobook is read by Peter Thomas, who is a distinguished and versatile narrator.
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Summary: Easy concepts
Comment: I enjoyed reading this book. It was well written and the concepts easy to understand.
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Summary: Highly recommend this helpful book
Comment: While this is a great book for anyone interested in meditation, I highly recommend it to people in recovery from the effects of trauma.
The concept of mindfulness was first introduced to me in therapy, due to years of PTSD symptoms. This book was an enormous help and has aided in my healing. Thich Nhat Hahn teaches, through anecdotes, short stories and exercises, how to be self-aware and mentally present in day-to-day life. For anyone who's experienced severe trauma, you know that mental escape can be a more desirable way of living, especially when dealing with flashbacks & nightmares. I've learned from this book how to live in the moment and also how to create a feeling of calm/relaxation even when I am triggered. I never thought it would be possible, but with practice, it is.
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Summary: Mindfulness Meditation Made Easy
Comment: This author has a unique ability to boil down a concept to a simple easily understood recipe that most people can quickly grasp. He has written a Manual on Mindfulness meditation in a 148 page back pocket sized book. It contains picturesque examples and a choice of a variety of exercises that the reader can use to enjoy life in the moment and appreciate the interrelationship of all things.
Nhat Hanh's Mindfulness exercises teach us to become aware of the miracle of life. We do not think of things as being good or bad, we simply observe them as they are breathing, observing, appreciating, and letting thoughts pass. We practice and live our life in mindfulness of and the interrelationship to all things. When we eat a tangerine, for example, we do so thinking and enjoying exactly what we are doing in the moment. Our mind is not on what we will do when we are finished with the task at hand or day dreaming about something else. We feel the texture of the tangerine as we peel it. We note the spray and fragrance that the fruit releases during the process. We taste each juicy bite and enjoy the succulent fruit being thoroughly chewed and swallowed in the moment. We take the time to pause and think of the mother of the fruit, the tree and how the flowers and leafs are bathed by the sun and rain. We imagine the bee's pollinating the flowery tree. We appreciate tree roots roll receiving and transmitting the earth's nourishment and the rains moisture.
In addition to awakening us to what is, Hanh teaches us to liberate our hearts and minds from incorrect thinking and to have compassion for those not yet awakened to truth.
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Summary: Miracles!
Comment: Thich Nhat Hanh wrote "The Miracle of Mindfulness" in 1974 to help the politically-neutral aid workers in Vietnam deal with the trauma of war and the challenges of their work. The book is a remarkable reminder of the power we have to be effective, and that power is rooted in our willingness to bring attention to exactly where we are.
What I really appreciate about this book is that it is about "Engaged Buddhism." In this school, awareness is not just something you gain sitting still in meditation. Rather Hahn emphasizes that awareness can also be gleaned and expressed when you get to work in your life!
If what you seek is practical enlightenment, I suggest you read any of Ariel and Shya Kanes' books: Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation,How To Create a Magical Relationship,Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment. Like Hahn, the Kanes support their readers in gaining and utilizing awareness in a way that is clearly effective, both personally and globally!
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Summary: A wonderful book.....
Comment: This is a great book for anyone interested in meditation. Since mindfulness is at the core of meditation this book helps to explain not only what mindfulness is but how to put it into practice by making mindfulness part of ones daily life. A gem of a book. khudos to Thich Nhat Hanh.
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