Zen meditation master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness in...
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May 13, 2009
Talat
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Thich Nhat Hanh offers authentic, and also warm, kind, and friendly, guidance in mediation. This cd features highlights of a number of sessions at one of Thich Nhat Hanh's meditation retreats. One of the qualities I admire about Nhat Hanh is his gentle, calm, persuasive presence. Equally valuable, Thich Nhat Hanh makes meditation so simple and obvious that I just want to meditate. Of all the mediatation teachers I have heard, he is certainly the master of making meditation real and putting peace
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Aug 05, 2011
Jillian
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I waited to post a review until I had listened to this twice (the audiobook is really essential). I had read Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of Understanding years ago purely as an intellectual exercise. This experience was so different.
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master with a sense of humor. So many of the sentiments expressed resonated with me, and I am not a Buddhist. I, personally, found Chapter 3 to offer really helpful strategies in coping with difficult health issues.
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master with a sense of humor. So many of the sentiments expressed resonated with me, and I am not a Buddhist. I, personally, found Chapter 3 to offer really helpful strategies in coping with difficult health issues.
Feb 05, 2012
Michelle
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Listened to this as an audiobook. Actually have listened to it twice now. Beautiful in its simplicity. From the first 5 minutes, you can begin to practice the mindfulness meditations and incorporate the teachings into everyday life. I highly recommend to anyone who feels distracted or out of touch and who wants to find a better way to truly live in the moment and break out of the constant traffic jam of our internal thoughts.
Jul 29, 2011
Angela
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In just two hours this entertaining and relaxing audiobook demonstrates the practices of mindful living and meditation through deep breathing. I plan to listen to it again from time to time to remind myself of the power of those simple practices. It would be helpful to listen to at night while relaxing in bed just before going to sleep. I can check out an MP3 download for free through my local library.
Sep 04, 2011
Heather
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A word I usually reserve for the best compliments is one I'll use for this book: lovely.
Because "Buddhism" and "Buddhist practice" is so trendy, in my opinion, I've avoided learning more about it. Contempt prior to investigation is almost always misguided and this is the case here.
The little bits I've known about mindfulness and Buddhism have always been attractive to me, but this book has helped me realize I want to include more of it -- even begin pr More...
Because "Buddhism" and "Buddhist practice" is so trendy, in my opinion, I've avoided learning more about it. Contempt prior to investigation is almost always misguided and this is the case here.
The little bits I've known about mindfulness and Buddhism have always been attractive to me, but this book has helped me realize I want to include more of it -- even begin pr More...
Jul 22, 2011
Nicole
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I will need to listen to this audio book again. Not because I didn't get it, but because I don't want to forget it. Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about the importance of the present moment, suffering, and making peace with the human condition. He says that the only answer is to be found in the present moment. Breathing and meditation are ways to get there. I especially enjoyed his advice on hugging meditation (see http://www.plumvillage.org/practice.html...).
Mar 30, 2010
Lee
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I listen to this audio CD often as I drive. The simple truths are easy to grasp and adapt to lifes dissapointments. They bring back to mind the beauty lost in daily mindlessness.
Peace is more than the absence of conflict. Peace is incomplete until we cultivate understanding, insight, and compassion, then combine that with action. Our compassionate action is love, more than just the word. We think we can simply say the words we will always love someone, then we forget them, leave the More...
Peace is more than the absence of conflict. Peace is incomplete until we cultivate understanding, insight, and compassion, then combine that with action. Our compassionate action is love, more than just the word. We think we can simply say the words we will always love someone, then we forget them, leave the More...
Jan 28, 2009
Brandi
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Hubby got me this...so thoughtful!
Great to listen to as you drift off to sleep...for me though, seeing the words in black and white is far more powerful!
Great to listen to as you drift off to sleep...for me though, seeing the words in black and white is far more powerful!
Feb 18, 2010
Suzanne
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Sometimes difficult to understand the accent (audiobook) but totally worth listening to on the way to work.
May 21, 2011
Julie at All Ears
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Although this amazing audiobook is only 2 hours long, it packs a lot of info and insight in those 2 hours. A combination of story and practice I found myself listening to parts of this audiobook again and again to try and absorb the amazing amount of material presented. Powerful and high impact.
Sep 04, 2008
Silpa
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The Art of Mindful Living
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. Kind, purposeful, and illuminating--here is an abundant treasure of traditional gath ....
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. Kind, purposeful, and illuminating--here is an abundant treasure of traditional gath ....
Apr 18, 2009
Islefaye
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2nd favorite audio book, in spite of the dingy chimes. I wish everyone considered their effect on others in this way instead of laying blame elsewhere indiscriminately as if nothing they do matters at all, ever
This is also narrated by the author Thich Nhat Hanh
This is also narrated by the author Thich Nhat Hanh
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