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The Blooming of a Lotus: Guided Meditation Exercises for Healing and Transformation
One of the world's great meditation teachers offers thirty-four guided exercises that will bring both beginning and experienced practitioners into closer touch with their bodies, their inner selves, their families, and the world. Compassionate and wise, Thich Nhat Hanh's healing words help us acknowledge and dissolve anger and separation by illuminating the way toward the
...morePaperback, 139 pages
Published
July 20th 1997
by Beacon Press
(first published 1993)
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A super-straightforward guide to meditation that ought to be useful to just about everyone (level 5 monks, maybe not so much). Some of these exercises (I breathe in, being in the present moment; I breathe out, knowing it is a wonderful moment) are lovely and can be done anywhere or anytime. Some others are a little more intense (I breathe in, seeing my grey dead body lying on the bed; I breathe out AAAUUUGGHHHHHHHHHHHH). I like all the "smiling to" that goes on in here and I always feel better a...more
Whether you believe in meditation or not, I think this is the consummate book for anyone searching for peace. A person of any religion can explore meditative practices through this book. I have given a copy to over ten of my friends and acquaintances. The exercises are trans formative to say the least.
This is a book to read and re-read. The exercises are helpful and can lead to great depth.
It is difficult to read guided meditations and use them ---at least I find it difficult.
Nice and easy read... helpful....
Too repetitive and slow moving for my taste. I like my meditation to be active, so I'll continue knitting mindfully.
Sep 04, 2007
Megankellie
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Recommends it for:
spazzes
Shelves:
holier-than-thou
And by currently reading I mean: Barely Gotten Through 3 Meditations. Still, I like the: I smile at my hair.
This is all due to Eat Pray Love. Also, ODing on meditation books is not taking the middle path. Thank you.
This is all due to Eat Pray Love. Also, ODing on meditation books is not taking the middle path. Thank you.
Nothing new here: It is a collection of Sutras, teaching texts and poems by Thich Nhat Hanh. However, the selection and composition is beautiful and I enjoyed coming back to familiar, yet always new texts in this way. Recommended.
Thich Nhat Hanh is incredible... in my own meditation practice, though, I am starting to veer away from the use of mantras... an inspiring book to pick up every now and then, nonetheless...
You may laugh at this book, at its title, what have you; you may take it seriously if you want to meditate. I fell somewhere in the middle, protesting the laughter.
Great meditations, but it is hard to read them and use them at the same time. An accompanying CD would be a great asset when going through this book.
Dec 09, 2007
Tammy Sadorus
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
those who meditate or practice yoga
Beautiful book :) I used excerpts from his meditations for savasana in my yoga classes. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
Welp, I guess I'm a master of mindfulness now.
This book is saving my life.
Breathe in, breathe out, precious moment, wonderful moment!
Jun 28, 2009
Sheri
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Shelves:
spirituality,
self-help
awesome book
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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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