A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st century

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One aspect of Thubten’s writing that I especially appreciated was his use of analogies and metaphors (though some became repetitive i. While some may find the instructions for meditation practice repetitive, the writing is calm and encouraging.

Meditation gives us a choice to stop these these reactions and behaviours in their tracks and instead see each situation from new perspectives, interrupting learned responses. There is the other argument of the Buddhists, who are concerned about the notion that we keep Craving – which is the problem that keeps us from achieving Nirvana as the nec plus ultra, the ultimate Joie de Vivre – but not in the French, epicurean way, which has no problem with it, indeed, it can be the catharsis we can achieve – the position in which we do not crave for anything anymore – and even when we are – let us say humanely, transitory, as mere mortals – happy, we fear that this will go away and thus we do not enjoy the benefits of what the Buddhists know and teach us – one of them being this monk – the problem being that even the peaceful Buddhists can go astray – I was reading recently about Myanmar, former Burma, and the Buddhists that have sided with the military junta and even worse, an important number of the supposedly peace loving monks have been involved in violence against the Rohinga, Muslim minority, because of religious conflicts, perhaps a touch of nationalism too.Gelong Thubten, a Buddhist monk who has worked with everyone from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to Ruby Wax and Benedict Cumberbatch, explores the theme of happiness in his debut book and explains how to bring meditation into our busy 21st century lives with simple exercises. A Monk’s Guide to Happiness explores the nature of happiness and helps bust the myth that our lives and minds are too busy for meditation.

Mick Brown ― Journalist for The Daily Telegraph --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Ukazuje, že meditácia nie je iba výsadou dospelých, hovorí, že šťastie závisí iba od nášho prístupu a nastavenia a že rovnako významnými faktormi sú empatia a súcit.With openness, humility and humour he delivers a deep message that will resonate in our modern culture. By using these techniques, even on your journey to work you will be able to find moments to practise mindfulness. Jednotlivé cvičenia sú na pohľad jednoduché, a práve to z nich robí ideálne aktivity pre akékoľvek prostredie.

In this profound and inspiring book, Gelong Thubten shares a practical and sustainable approach to happiness. Within is a guide that is pragmatic and realistic in nature that offers beneficial and satisfying advice about both meditation and mindfulness (not the same thing) that can be brought into our lives in many different ways. Práve naopak, naše myšlienky by sme nemali potláčať, ale naučiť sa ich vedome usmerniť, aby sme dosiahli želaný efekt. Unhappiness involves a sense of incompleteness, which arises from desire and seeking happiness outside of ourselves. Our desires are stoked by advertising, social media and other aspects of our modern consumer culture, while the tendency to seek pleasure externally eventually becomes a mental habit.Meditácia teda nie je o stereotypnom vypustení všetkého z našej hlavy, ale skôr o spracúvaní myšlienok či istom zmierení sa s nimi.

With that in mind, you can start broadening your meditation practice by implementing mindful moments. If you want to get into meditation and only have time for one book about it, this should be the one. Na rovinu totiž hovorí, že vžitá predstava o meditácii nemá nič spoločné so skutočným pohrúžením sa do svojho vnútra.

He ordained as a monk 26 years ago at Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery in Scotland, and he has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years long. I reflect on the people I have lost and another year where I have to move on without them, I know it is not healthy to think of the past but I have lost some very important people in my life and I often wish they were here to see the joyous moments, the laughter and the celebrations of life. Am apreciat faptul,ca autorul relatează de la A la Z,fiecare pas al unei sesiuni de meditații,cele mai mici detalii,postura in diferite tipuri de exerciții de meditație,ochii deschiși sau închiși,Spațiul meditatiei, durata meditatiei pentru începători,ora perfecta pentru a o face si de ce anume este convenienta,precum și diverse moduri de meditație,ceea ce-i fantastic,pentru ca dacă,spre exemplu,nu pot sa meditez folosind metoda corpului ca suport,si cred ca aceasta este unica metoda,autorul îți da o gramada alte alegeri,la discreție.