{"product_id":"happiness-essential-mindfulness-practices-9781888375916","title":"Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices","description":"\u003cb\u003e50 short and simple mindfulness practices for cultivating happiness--anytime, anywhere--from world-renowned spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't need to \"formally\" meditate in order to bring mindfulness into your daily life!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're new to Buddhist teaching or you're a more experienced practitioner, this quintessential resource of Thich Nhat Hanh's most essential teachings will show you how to walk, sit, work, eat, and even drive with full awareness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn one accessible and easy-to-use volume, you'll find many kinds of meditations, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDaily Practices: \u003c\/b\u003ewalking meditation, taking refuge, telephone meditation\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEating Practices: \u003c\/b\u003e kitchen meditation, mindful eating, tea meditation\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePhysical Practices: \u003c\/b\u003e resting and stopping, deep relaxation, mindful movements\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRelationship \u0026amp; Community Practices: \u003c\/b\u003edeep listening and loving speech, peace treaty, hugging meditation\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eExtended Practices: \u003c\/b\u003e touching the earth, lazy day, traveling and returning home\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePractices With Children: \u003c\/b\u003e helping children with anger, the cake in the refrigerator, pebble meditation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only way to truly develop peace both in oneself and in the world is to learn to live in the present moment instead of the past or the future. Integrating these practices into daily life will allow you to cultivate peace and joy within yourself, leading to freedom from fear, misunderstanding, and suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618045169938,"sku":"9781888375916","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d47eeb79-5996-4f99-9884-ded78bd6c9a8.jpg?v=1732527557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/happiness-essential-mindfulness-practices-9781888375916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}