Making Space

Creating a Home Meditation Practice

Introduction by Brother Phap Dung
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On sale Nov 03, 2011 | 96 Pages | 9781937006006

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Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with this mindfulness meditation book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to mindfulness practice, Making Space offers easy-to-follow instructions for:

• Setting up a breathing room
• Listening to a bell
• Sitting
• Breathing
• Walking meditations
• Cooking and eating a meal in mindfulness

Whether you live alone or with a family, this beautifully illustrated book can help you create a sense of retreat and sanctuary at home.
Thich 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.

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Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with this mindfulness meditation book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to mindfulness practice, Making Space offers easy-to-follow instructions for:

• Setting up a breathing room
• Listening to a bell
• Sitting
• Breathing
• Walking meditations
• Cooking and eating a meal in mindfulness

Whether you live alone or with a family, this beautifully illustrated book can help you create a sense of retreat and sanctuary at home.

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Thich 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.

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