Mindfulness, teaches Thich Nhat Hanh, is like the power of the sun: it illuminates the darkest parts of your life. Instead of suppressing anger and fear, mindfulness welcomes all experience. Mindful Living is a special, gift-boxed collection of this beloved Zen master's most popular audio sessions on coming fully alive to your world. Includes three classic audio sessions with Thich Nhat Hanh: The Art of Mindful Living How to welcome even the most challenging aspects of your experience; Teachings on Love The four transcendent qualities that enrich every relationship; and Touching the Earth How to unify your body and mind in an exquisite gesture of spiritual surrender. With illustrated study guide.
One of the best known and most respected Zen masters in the world today, poet, and peace and human rights activist, Thich Nhat Hanh has led an extraordinary life. Born in central Vietnam in 1926 he joined the monkshood at the age of sixteen. The Vietnam War confronted the monasteries with the question of whether to adhere to the contemplative life and remain meditating in the monasteries, or to help the villagers suffering under bombings and other devastation of the war. Nhat Hanh was one of those who chose to do both, helping to found the "engaged Buddhism" movement. His life has since been dedicated to the work of inner transformation for the benefit of individuals and society.
Thich Nhat Hanh continues to live in Plum Village in the meditation community he founded, where he teaches, writes, and gardens; and he leads retreats worldwide on "the art of mindful living."