How to Relax
A Nonfiction, Spirituality, Religion book. Each of us is like the waves and also like the water. Sometimes were excited, noisy, and...
How to Relax is part of The Mindfulness Essentials series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, introducing beginners and reminding seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. Pocket-sized, with original two color illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, How to Relax shows how critical it is to regularly interrupt the hub-bub and routine of our lives to stop, relax mindfully, and recharge.Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we relax, we “become calm water, and we will reflect reality as it is. If we’re not calm, the image we reflect will be distorted. When the image is distorted by our minds, it’s...
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- Pages: 120 pages
- ISBN: 9781941529089 / 0
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As you go about your daily activities, do you feel youre lacking something? As you wash the dishes, cook a meal, clean the kitchen, while you walk, stand, sit, or lie down, what are you looking for? Theres no business for you to take care of. Youre free; theres nothing to do or to run after. Perhaps youre seeking something, calculating, or feeling agitated. Your feet and hands may always think they have to be doing something. When you do sitting or walking meditation, dont put too much effort into it. Youre not trying to attain something. Meditation... When you plant a tree, if it doesnt grow well, you dont blame the tree. You look into the reasons it isnt doing well. It may need fertilizer or more water or less sun. We never blame the tree. Yet were quick to blame our child. If we know how to take care of her, she will grow well, like a tree. Blaming has no good effect at all. Never blame, never try to persuade using reason and arguments; they never lead to any positive effect. That is my experience. No argument, no reasoning, no blaming, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you... Desirelessness is the basic condition that makes possible the feelings of joy, peace, and ease that come with living a simple life. Simplicity means to have few desires, to be content with a simple life and just a few possessions. Desirelessness is the basis of true happiness, because in true happiness there must be the elements of peace, joy, and ease. Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Relax //
A very practical guide for those of us who need to work on our mindfulness and focus. As other reviewers have said, it's a nice size to carry around and reread a little when you feel the need. Lots of short "devotionals" and thoughts about mindfulness. Enjoyed. My favorite of these little books so far. Something I will read again and again.
