A new gift edition of the classic guide to meditation and mindfulness, featuring archival photography and beautiful calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh

One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice. —New Age Journal


In this eloquent and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means for learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing dishes and answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.

Thich Nhat Hanh’s powerful insights and teachings have been cherished by generations of readers seeking to learn about mindfulness and stress reduction. As the world we live in grows all the more overwhelming, The Miracle of Mindfulness remains an effective antidote to the accelerated speed and intense expectations of our lives.

This gift edition features Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring calligraphy, photographs from his travels around the world, and a revised afterword.
“Thich Nhat Hanh’s ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.

“One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice.”
New Age Journal

“Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha.”
—Sogyal Rinpoche
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) was a Vietnamese monk, renowned Zen master, poet, and peace activist. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967 and was the author of many books, including the bestseller The Miracle of Mindfulness. Up until his death in 2022, he lived in exile in Plum Village, a small community of monks that he founded in France.
Translator’s Preface by Mobi Ho

ONE
The Essential Discipline

TWO
The Miracle Is to Walk on Earth

THREE
A Day of Mindfulness

FOUR
The Pebble

FIVE
One Is All, All Is One: The Five Aggregates

SIX
The Almond Tree in Your Front Yard

SEVEN
Three Wondrous Answers

Exercises in Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh: Seeing with the Eyes of Compassion
by Jim Forest

Selection of Buddhist Sutras

Chronology of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Life

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A new gift edition of the classic guide to meditation and mindfulness, featuring archival photography and beautiful calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh

One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice. —New Age Journal


In this eloquent and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means for learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing dishes and answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.

Thich Nhat Hanh’s powerful insights and teachings have been cherished by generations of readers seeking to learn about mindfulness and stress reduction. As the world we live in grows all the more overwhelming, The Miracle of Mindfulness remains an effective antidote to the accelerated speed and intense expectations of our lives.

This gift edition features Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring calligraphy, photographs from his travels around the world, and a revised afterword.

Reviews

“Thich Nhat Hanh’s ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.

“One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice.”
New Age Journal

“Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha.”
—Sogyal Rinpoche

Author

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) was a Vietnamese monk, renowned Zen master, poet, and peace activist. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967 and was the author of many books, including the bestseller The Miracle of Mindfulness. Up until his death in 2022, he lived in exile in Plum Village, a small community of monks that he founded in France.

Table of Contents

Translator’s Preface by Mobi Ho

ONE
The Essential Discipline

TWO
The Miracle Is to Walk on Earth

THREE
A Day of Mindfulness

FOUR
The Pebble

FIVE
One Is All, All Is One: The Five Aggregates

SIX
The Almond Tree in Your Front Yard

SEVEN
Three Wondrous Answers

Exercises in Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh: Seeing with the Eyes of Compassion
by Jim Forest

Selection of Buddhist Sutras

Chronology of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Life
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