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Looking Deeply (Digitally Remastered) is a selection of talks by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh offered during meditation retreats throughout North America. In these lectures, Thay, as his followers call him, talks about mindfulness within the context of the social and political issues of our time. Although these talks were recorded in 1987, the messages they bring us are still highly relevant today.

How to Walk is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practice. Focusing on mindful walking, Nhat Hanh explains how this technique can diminish depression, recapture wonder and help us to express sincere gratitude.

Essential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings, At Home in the World tells the remarkable life of the beloved Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signature clarity and warmth, he shares tales from his childhood in rural Vietnam through to his travels teaching the world the art of mindfulness.

Der große Zen-Meister erklärt die Kunst wahrer Liebe. Wie können wir unsere Beziehungen liebevoller und ehrlicher gestalten und mit Konflikten konstruktiver umgehen? Thich Nhat Hanh vermittelt anhand der großen buddhistischen Weisheitstexte, wie wir die Kunst erlernen können, wirklich zu lieben. Ein zentraler Stellenwert kommt dabei der Liebe zu, die wir für uns selbst entwickeln, denn nur, wer sich selbst annehmen kann, besitzt die Fähigkeit, auch für andere da zu sein.

Plongez au cœur de la pensée zen et intégrez la sagesse orientale avec 100 citations des plus grands auteurs et courants de pensée. Proverbes et koans, grands enseignements de Bouddha, Taisen Deshimaru, Shunryu Suzuki, Lin Tsi, Thich Nhat Hanh et bien d'autres accompagnent dans la quête de sens et dans la réalisation de soi. D'une citation peut venir l'éveil, chacune d'entre elles touche et déclenche une réflexion transformatrice.

Dieses Hörbuch ist weit mehr als die Beschreibung eines außergewöhnlichen Lebensweges, es ist gleichzeitig eine ausgezeichnete Einführung in die buddhistische Geisteswelt und vermittelt in verständlicher Form die wichtigsten Lehren des Buddha. Thich Nhat Hanh erzählt die Lebensgeschichte des Siddharta Gautama, dem historischen Buddha. Der Buddha wird von ihm nicht als übernatürliches Wesen porträtiert, sondern als ein Mensch, der anderen nahe ist und berührt, weil er Antworten auf existenzielle Fragen und Probleme sucht, die auch unsere Fragen und Probleme sind.

Many of us don't know how to handle strong emotions and our distorted perceptions can make us feel angry or filled with despair. Here, 'the father of mindfulness' teaches us to look deeply at the root of our anger. To see clearly, we must calm down. He shows us how, when insight is born, we will be free. How to Fight is a guide to life by one of the best known Zen masters in the world, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

How to Sit is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practice. How to Sit provides explicit, simple directions on the mechanics of posture and breathing, along with instructions for how best to achieve an awakened, relaxed state of clarity to cultivate concentration and compassion.

We can spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder. But our hearts and minds are so full of noise that we can’t always hear the call of life and love. To hear that call and respond to it, we need silence.In his beautiful new book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how mindfulness is the practice that stops the noise inside.

How to See is about our misperceptions, how we can gain insight and how mindfulness practices can help us see our real selves. Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion and humour in showing us how to achieve an awakened, more relaxed state of self-awareness so we can understand ourselves and the world around us. This is a perfect guide to life by the most renowned Zen master in the world, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity' Martin Luther King, Jr, in Nobel Peace Prize nomination It was under the bodhi tree in India 2500 years ago that Buddha achieved the insight that three states of mind were the source of all our unhappiness: ignorance, obsessive desire and anger.

We begin with two chants from the monastics. Mindfulness practice of the sequoia tree, the sky. Thich Nhat Hahn speaks of an Albert Camus’ book called The Stranger. Here, too, the prisoner talks about truly seeing the sky. This is awakening. Camus called this a moment of consciousness. Many people are living as if we are dead. The blue sky is a wonder of life. Awakening. Can we wake up? Mindful breathing. Resurrection. From forgetfulness to mindfulness. The miracle of the resurrection. This is not dogma. When we wake up, then we can get in touch with the wonders of life.

In this enlightening series, world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the foundations of mindfulness practice and meditation. By applying considered breath and meditation, How to Heal acts as a guide to show us how to transform hurt into healing, while also allowing us to explore the strong emotions of anger, sadness, regret and fear.

In this classic 1989 talk, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh uses flower arranging as a metaphor for establishing harmony both within ourselves and in our families. Thay, as his followers call him, says: “Beauty is the aim of our art, of our action. We want to arrange flowers because we want life to be beautiful. If you take care of your flower, you will become fresh, smiling, and you will recognize people around you as flowers, too. In that way, you have been rearranging these flowers, making them smile again.”

Viviamo alla continua ricerca della felicità, e nella corsa senza sosta per raggiungerla non ci accorgiamo delle straordinarie meraviglie di cui è già ricco il mondo attorno a noi. Ogni giorno, ogni ora, ogni istante la bellezza ci chiama, ma raramente ci poniamo in ascolto. Perché per avvertire la sua voce e poterle rispondere è necessaria una condizione divenuta rara: il silenzio.

On August 2, 2013, a dharma talk was given by Thich Nhat Hanh from Upper Hamlet of Plum Village during the 2013 Summer Opening. This is the 16th talk of the summer and the final talk for the summer. The day begins a 17-minute teaching for the children on no coming, no going and no sameness, no otherness. He uses a picture of himself as a teenager to illustrate sameness and otherness. Is it the same person as a picture of him today?

In these troubling times, we all yearn for a better world. But many of us feel powerless and uncertain what we can do. Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) is blazingly clear: there's one thing that we have the power to change - and that can make all the difference: our mind. How we see and think about things determines all the choices we make, the everyday actions we take (or avoid), how we relate to those we love (or oppose) and how we react in a crisis or when things don't go our way.

In the immediate aftermath of a loss, sometimes it is all we can do to keep breathing. With his signature clarity and compassion, Thich Nhat Hanh will guide you through the storm of emotions surrounding the death of a loved one. How to Live When a Loved One Dies offers powerful practices such as mindful breathing that will help you reconcile with death and loss, feel connected to your loved one long after they have gone and transform your grief into healing and joy.

On August 24, 2010 a dharma talk was given by Thich Nhat Hanh in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, Dharma Cloud Temple. The talk occurs during the Retreat for Young People with the theme "Truly Alive". They feel alive to me when he begins by saying this is “dharma talk a la carte”. We are reminded about peace, understanding, and compassion. The premise of this discussion is that even if we do get what we need, we still suffer. Examples of this are everywhere.

Ob dies ein glücklicher Moment ist, hängt nicht vom Moment ab, sondern von unserer Sichtweise«, sagt Thich Nhat Hanh. Deshalb ist es wichtig, dass wir unsere Gewohnheiten hinterfragen: Was tut uns wirklich gut? Was macht uns zufrieden? Seine konkreten, inspirierenden Anleitungen für Körper und Geist helfen uns dabei, im Hier und Jetzt anzukommen und offen zu werden für das Wunder des Lebens.