Ogni istante è un dono

Questo breve libro è diviso in due parti. Ne L'entrata Thich Nhat Hanh racconta i primi anni della sua attività politica e spirituale, quando il Vietnam era in lotta con la Francia. E' un testo brevissimo che sarebbe stato più interessate se fosse stato maggiormente approfondito perché parla non sol Leggi tutto

Ogni volta che bevi il tè hai un'eternità per assaporare l'atto di bere il tè. Le nubi smettono di correre, il vento smette di soffiare e il tempo si ferma. Le nubi sono presenti nel tuo tè. Il vento è presente nel tuo tè. Anche io sono tuo tè.Bevi il tè come se stessi bevendo nubi Breve saggio divis Leggi tutto

A very digestible text on mindfulness, being present and in the now. Using poetry and prose to support the ideas with imagery. The forward also gave me more insight than I had regarding the history of Vietnam. I didn't realize the country had been in such turmoil and war for so long even before the

There is a set of books I find mesmerizing and this is one of them. This is the kind of treasure I keep on looking for. I just literally breeze through this book, and have no idea how it does it. It puts me into a trance and makes me grateful for the "now". Here is how I feel every time I find a read Leggi tutto

Excerpt From Inside the Now: “Beloved one, you are not something that has been created—you did not come into the realm of being from the realm of nonbeing. You are a wonderful manifestation, like a pink cloud on the top of a mountain, or a mysterious moonlit night. You are a flowing stream, the conti Leggi tutto

In this book in particular Thich has shown much more of his poetic side. In the book I would say that he goes deeper than the title would have a person think. The style which he wrote this book is like slowly drifting clouds that carry you with them. Fluid, light and soft in parts. Likely one of his Leggi tutto

I liked this book. But that's it. It didn't spark nor inspire me. It was a pleasant short read. I guess is a good first step into learning about the now. I think it will be good to pair it up with another book of this topic.

“To see oneself as the vast sky and great earth is to attain nirvana, the ground of no birth and no death” Thich Nhat Hanh writes with such clarity, it’s almost impossible to transfer something so profound into language simpler and richer than he does. Really great account of the perennial philosophy Leggi tutto

I primi capitoli non mi hanno entusiasmato, sono ricchi di dati storici e se non hai una buona conoscenza risultano dati impegnativi tutti messi insieme. Prima della metà del libro ho iniziato ad essere più coinvolta nella lettura fino alla fine. Libro molto carino, è breve quindi si legge in qualch Leggi tutto

Beauty Loved this book, loved the way it makes you feel while reading each passage. A book that teaches you valuable lessons and get you feeling incredibly light, happy and alinr in the present. I took my time and probably should read it again.