Summary of Thich Nhat Hanh's Happiness

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The foundation of all mindfulness practice is to bring your attention to your in-breath and out-breath. This is called mindful breathing, and it is simple but extremely effective. When you breathe in, you feel the air filling your lungs.
#2 When you breathe in, bring your attention to your in-breath. When you breathe out, bring your attention to your out-breath. When you breathe in, bring your mind back to a reunion with your body.
#3 When you practice breathing like this, it puts you in touch with all the wonders of life. The beauty of life is nourishing you. You are free from your worries and fears. You get in touch with your breath and your body.
#4 Don’t force your breath. If your in-breath is short, let it be short. If it’s not very peaceful, let it be like that. We don’t intervene, force, or work on our breath. We just become aware of it and after some time, the quality of our breathing will improve naturally.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Buddhism
• Religion
• Zen

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 14 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822509085
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

The foundation of all mindfulness practice is to bring your attention to your in-breath and out-breath. This is called mindful breathing, and it is simple but extremely effective. When you breathe in, you feel the air filling your lungs.

#2

When you breathe in, bring your attention to your in-breath. When you breathe out, bring your attention to your out-breath. When you breathe in, bring your mind back to a reunion with your body.

#3

When you practice breathing like this, it puts you in touch with all the wonders of life. The beauty of life is nourishing you. You are free from your worries and fears. You get in touch with your breath and your body.

#4

Don’t force your breath. If your in-breath is short, let it be short. If it’s not very peaceful, let it be like that. We don’t intervene, force, or work on our breath. We just become aware of it and after some time, the quality of our breathing will improve naturally.

#5

The Buddha’s breathing exercises are very easy to do. If it’s helpful, put your hand on your belly and notice that when you breathe in, your stomach rises, and when you breathe out, your stomach falls. It becomes easy to feel your abdomen rising and falling.

#6

Mindfulness is like a mother, embracing the feeling tenderly. It can be brought to intervene in every physical and mental event, bringing recognition and relief.

#7

Sitting meditation is a way for us to return home and give full attention and care to ourselves. We can radiate tranquility like the Buddha sitting on an altar. We bring our full attention to what is within and around us.

#8

Sitting meditation should be a joy. If you sit on a cushion, be sure it’s the right thickness to support you. You can sit in the full- or half-lotus position, a simple cross-legged position, or however you feel most comfortable.

#9

When you are practicing meditation, you should approach it as a fight to arrive somewhere. If you try hard to achieve success, you won’t be able to relax. Look out the window and see if there is a linden tree or an oak tree out there. The tree is beautiful and healthy, and it doesn’t seem that it is making any effort at all.

#10

To succeed in your sitting, release the tension in your body and in your feelings. Get comfortable in your seated body. When you begin to breathe in and out, enjoy the breathing in, the breathing out. Give up any struggle and enjoy sitting and smiling.

#11

Walking meditation is simply walking to enjoy walking. We do not put anything ahead of ourselves and run after it. When we practice walking meditation, we walk in this spirit. We just enjoy the walking, with no particular aim or destination.

#12

When you begin practicing walking meditation, you may feel unbalanced, like a baby taking her first steps. But as you continue, your breathing and steps will become slower and more relaxed. Your in-breath and out-breath will become closer in length.