The Miracle Of Mindfulness – An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Beacon Press, originally published in 1975.
This is a classic book about meditation and I really enjoy reading it. It’s not a very long book, and it’s one of those books with so many great parts that are both easy to read and profoundly insightful at the same time. I can tell that this is a book I’m going to re-read many times and learn more from it each time.
The chapters in the book are;
- The Essential Discipline
- The Miracle is to Walk on the Earth
- A Day of Mindfulness
- The Pebble
- One is All, All is One: The Five Aggregates
- The Almond Tree in Your Front Yard
- Three Wondrous Answers
and
- Exercises in Mindfulness
- Nhat Hanh: Seeing with the Eyes of Compassion
- Selection of Buddhist Sutras
This book really helps me appreciate my life. I’m definitely going to have to read this again from time to time.
Jessica says
Hi Dad,
This is a link to a children’s book that Thich Nhat Hahn endorses. It’s called Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda.
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/mindful-monkey-happy-panda
Love,
Jess.
Pete says
Thanks for that, Jess. Looks interesting. I’ll check it out.
Pete says
I downloaded it from Amazon to my Kindle. It’s a delightful little book. I’d be interesting to know how children react to it.