Thich Nhat Hanh

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

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Thay discusses many topics of Buddhism, and the practice of meditation.
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Quotes

  • Aldo Gabriel Verón Portillohas quoted3 years ago
    If you cannot find joy in peace in these very moments of sitting, then the future itself will only flow by as a river flows by, you will not be able to hold it back, you will be incapable of living the future when it has become the present.
  • b4768972299has quoted3 years ago
    Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life. Don't be attached to the future. Don't worry about things you have to do. Don't think about getting up or taking off to do anything. Don't think about "departing."

    Be a bud sitting quietly in the hedge

    Be a smile, one part of wondrous existence

    Stand here. There is no need to depart.

    This homeland is as beautiful as the homeland of

    our childhood Do not harm it, please, and continue to sing . . . ("Butterfly Over the Field of Golden Mustard Flowers")
  • b4768972299has quoted3 years ago
    For beginners, lying down to practice breathing is very helpful. The important thing is to guard against making too much of an effort: too great an effort can be dangerous for the lungs, especially when the lungs are weak from many years of incorrect breathing. In the beginning, the practitioner should lie on his or her back on a thin mat or blanket, the two arms loosely at the sides. Don't prop your head on a pillow. Focus your attention on your exhalation and watch how long it is. Measure it slowly by counting in your mind: 1, 2, 3. . . After several times, you will know the "length" of your breath: Perhaps it is 5. Now try to extend the exhalation for one more count (or 2) so that the exhalation's length becomes 6 or 7. Begin to exhale counting from 1 to 5. When you reach 5, rather than immediately inhaling as

    before, try to extend the exhalation to 6 or 7. This way you will empty your lungs of more air. When you have finished exhaling, pause for an instant to let your lungs take in fresh air on their own. Let them take in just as much air as they want without making- any effort. The inhalation will normally be "shorter" than the exhalation. Keep a steady count in your mind to measure the length of both. Practice several weeks like this, remaining mindful of all your exhalations and inhalations while lying down. (If you have a clock with a loud tick you can use it to help you keep track of the length of your inhalation and exhalation.)

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