Peace is every step
by Thích Nhất Hạnh · first published 1990
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Gentle, practical introduction to mindfulness in everyday life, with simple exercises like walking and breathing. It serves as a starting point for beginners and anyone curious about meditation.
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In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. For him a ringing telephone can be a signal to call us back to our true selves. Dirty dishes, red lights, and traffic jams are spiritual friends on the path to "mindfulness"—the process of keeping our consciousness alive to our present experience and reality. The most profound satisfactions, the deepest feelings of joy and comple
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Here are some books and audio that have been insightful and enjoyable to read about mindfulness and related topics. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - Thich Nhat Hanh Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness - Jon Kabat-Zinn Still the Mind: An Introduction…
on “Ask HN: Do you meditate? How/Why? ” ↗…can get distorted by our ape brains. And to be clear, the advice in the comic is bad advice when it's given in those contexts. For good advice that's shaped kind of the same way, I'd suggest reading "Peace is Every Step" by Thich Naht Hanh - lmk and I can send you a copy (It's on libgen). Alternatively, reading the stoics (as someone else suggested in this thread) would be a good place to start.
on “This Is What Your Unsolicited Advice Sounds Like” ↗Peace Is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh One of the most influential books on meditation I've ever read. Quote from the Dalai Lama about it: "This book has the capacity to change lives."
on “Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you think about the world?” ↗I'd suggest Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
on “Ask HN: Similar Book to Power of Now / Tolle?” ↗…self, and I don’t pretend to have a handle on it. Some great introductory books: “Radical Acceptance” by Tara Brach, which is pretty much anti-self esteem. This was personally the most useful to me. “Peace is Every Step” by Thich Naht Hanh is a great intro, too, followed by “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings.” If you want something that is minimal woo, “Buddhism Without Belief” is pretty great. Also, the center I’m…
on “How the self-esteem craze took over America (2017)” ↗…worry about it. Do the best you can do. Plan where you can. Do what you can. Get your pleasures where you can. Before we are turned into dirt. Maybe take 3 entire hours and listen to Thích Nhất Hạnh's Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
on “Ask HN: How do I find my “purpose”?” ↗Extremely sad, he wrote of expressing compassion for every one. Peace is Every Step is a great book. Slowing down to enjoy my footstep, finding peace
on “Thich Nhat Hanh has died” ↗1. "Mindfulness in Plain English" - Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. Really liked it & easy to follow. 2. "Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life" - Thich Nhat Hanh. Also good, but found it a bit repetitive. Maybe because I'd already gone through the first one. Edit: My advice is to read the book so that…
on “Why Can’t We Fall Asleep?” ↗- Lord of the Rings - Peace Is Every Step - The Hobbit - A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME - The Andromeda Strain - The Power of Now
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗I'm currently reading Thich Nhat Hanh's Peace Is Every Step [0]. In it he says something similar. It's not that worrying is not useful. You need to worry for sustenance, shelter. But a lot of thinking that we as modern humans do is useless. Me going over over…
on “The Wisdom in Kung Fu Panda” ↗