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Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice
Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with this new book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to mindfulness practice, Making Space offers easy-to-follow instructions for setting up a breathing room, listening to a bell, sitting, breathing, and walking meditations, and cooking and eating a meal in mindfulne...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
November 29th 2011
by Parallax Press
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I have a great deal of respect for Thich Nhat Hanh, but this work leaves some to be desired. It has some helpful tips for putting Buddhist meditation into practice, including: placing gathas around the house in certain locations to help us slow down and become more mindful; creating a breathing room or breathing space (with altar) in the home (or office); using a bell to remind one to make time for breathing and meditation during the day; use of metta meditations; practicing meditation in the ki...more
Making Space: Creating A Home Meditation Practice I checked out of the library and then bought.
It costs only $12 after tax and the bookstore I bought it at had a 20 percent off coupon so it was cheaper when I bought it.
This is the number-one introductory guide to meditating in your apartment or house.
I keep it on my desk for handy reference.
Thich Nhat Hanh tells us:
To love is, first of all, to accept ourselves as we are.
That sentence alone is worth the price of the book.
I've read Thich Nhat Han...more
It costs only $12 after tax and the bookstore I bought it at had a 20 percent off coupon so it was cheaper when I bought it.
This is the number-one introductory guide to meditating in your apartment or house.
I keep it on my desk for handy reference.
Thich Nhat Hanh tells us:
To love is, first of all, to accept ourselves as we are.
That sentence alone is worth the price of the book.
I've read Thich Nhat Han...more
I had this on hold at the library- when it arrived I was surprised at what a tiny book it is. I was expecting information on integrating a daily meditation practice into your life, and practical advice on how to find the time to meditate. The book didn't offer a lot of what I would consider useful tips or information. The author talks more about creating a sacred space in your home, and using that space as a reminder to be silent. Overall I did like some of this book but was hoping for something...more
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Wow, this tiny book is a real treasure! I'm always enamored with Nhat Hanh's books, but this one is really exceptional! It gets right into the best ways to create and maintain a home meditation spot and practice. It's filled with beautiful mantras and insight. It's just the book I needed as I set up a meditation spot in my new home. I will be returning to this book many times. It's a quick read, but it runs very deep. Strongly recommended for anyone interested in meditation and mindful living!
This is a very quick read and a good overview of different ways to find peace in your home. I like that it wasn't overly wordy, and the book is a cute pint-size that seems to emphasize the idea of simplicity/less materialism. While I thought some of it was basic, it's good to be reminded (e.g. to breathe), and some suggestions I am considering as a way to remind myself to "chill out".
Great book about mindfulness and I like the tangible techniques Hanh gives the reader on a meditation practice, however there are some aspects of the book that are unrealistic.
Such a simple but profound book. I got so much out of it. I must have every page ear-marked!
A quick read. Helpful reminder
Short, but it does exactly what it says!
Simple, practical - pure Zen!
It was okay. Most it recycled from other books of his. Did have a new version of metta I had not seen before.
A brief, beautiful book that has helped me immensely each time I pick it up. Reread as necessary.
Yet another very good summation of a philosophy I've come to respect.
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Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who now lives in southwest France where he was in exile for many years.
Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary...more
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Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary...more
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