Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices

The media could not be loaded.  Whole new set of practices and guidelines on how you can be more PRESENT and conscious about every moment. How you can expand your state of meditation / consciousness to every single activity you carry out during your day is given here! It will surely be a quick read leaving you enriched & inspired for a lifetime!!

Deceptively easy to read but actually profound when we try to put into practice what he recommends. If even a tiny fraction of people practiced some of these mindfulness practices in our relationships we would have a happier more peaceful society. Highly recommend.

I am a long time reader of Thich Nhat Hanh and have been meditating for 25 years. Thay (which means "teacher" in Vietnamese) has such a gentle way of describing the mindfulness practice that anyone can follow his teachings quite easily. This book, "Happiness" reminds us that we can learn to live in the present moment and develop a sense of peace in our lives. This is the only book that collects all practices by Thay. The chapters include daily practices, eating practices, physical practices, relationship and community practices, extended practices (solitude, silence, lazy day, listening to a dharma talk, etc.) and practicing with children. This book is a worthwhile read for new practitioners of Buddhist meditation or experienced practitioners alike. I love one of the quotes in the book, "The seed of mindfulness is in each of us, but we usually forget to water it" (Thich Nhat Hanh)-so true!! :-)). I love all of Thay's book and this book in particular is very easy to read and follow. Enjoy every moment!

Not a book I’d recommend to many people, and I had a hard time getting into the e-book version because it’s a lot of instructions on how to be mindful when doing pretty much everything: eating, drinking, meditating, arguing with loved ones, working with a community, playing with children, etc. The audio version helped me see the book as a conversation with Nhat Hanh where he tells about an aspect of life, why it’s important to be mindful while doing it, and detailed practice tips on how to be mindful when doing that thing. I especially liked the mindfulness practices for children. Maybe it’s because I’m child-like but they helped me see that the frantic pace of adult life helps no one. Grade: B+

Sign up for Thich nat Hahn's facebook group. Probably the only saving grace of facebook. the posts by members of the group are excellent daily, weekly reminders to remain compassionate and mindful, Thay, as they call him is wisdom personified

I took the time to read this sweet loving book, one chapter every night and then reflect on it. I imagine myself using the practice in daily life. Amazing.

Thich Nhat Hanh delivers a wonderful, calming message about happiness and how we can hold it in our lives. I very much enjoyed this reading, and his writing is simple and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to absolutely anyone - even if you already have enough happiness in your life (and I'm still working on that!), it's still a wonderful refresher on to invite and keep happiness without so much effort. I've enjoyed all of his books so far and have a mission to read them all, as I enjoy his delightful insights! Thank you.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh has been a prolific writer. Most books on Buddhism appeal more to the intellect or to the emotions than this one. HAPPINESS is a slim volume crammed with practical daily exercises on mindfulness, lovingkindness, and awareness. This book can be used by anyone, Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike, and it does not matter if you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner.This book suggests simple, easily adaptable exercises on such primary actions as breathing, sitting, walking. awakening, eating and drinking, resting, and moving around. Exercises on such other mundane daily activities as using the telephone, coping with irritation and anger, cooking, traveling, and dealing with significant others, co-workers and strangers round out this book.Zen is at its most effective when the practitioner brings the practice out of the Zendo and into the outside world. HAPPINESS is a concise, intelligent and easy-to-use guide on how to do that.

If this is your first experience with this amazing insightful writer and thinker, you are in luck. 'Happiness' covers every aspect of his thoughts, beliefs and teaching in one volume . From the importance of being aware of our breath and breathing to keep us in the present moment to how to do the smiling meditation which is so relaxing. He explains his philosophy of how we should live and respect nature and each other; how to sustain good relationships and improve less healthy ones; how to stay physically and emotionally healthy; our contribution to society and role within it; food and healthy agriculture, Short and long spoken meditations for every aspect of our waking day to remind us to be grateful and mindful of what we have and how to treasure it and achieve peace of mind and happiness as the title implies. All these aspects are then treated in different books more in depth, but this, along with 'Peace is every step' will change anyone but the most entrenched person's life. you will benefit greatly from reading it, and hopefully will go back to it time and time again. Beware! Just reading it may have some effect but it's only by putting his teaching into practice and making it part of your daily routine that you will really benefit from his writing.

Excellent read, explains about our path to happiness, and what stops us from achieving this by simply projecting all the time...... Staying in the moment, and realising the happiness we have all around us if we just care to sit still for a while and realising how blessed we are in this very moment and in the 24 brand new hours we are given everyday.

This is a book which manages to be both simple and profound. I refer to it often, and I practise meditations from it. It has changed the way I think, and helped me change for the better.

Really great book to read I passed it on after I had read it as it was that good. Anyone who is interested in this should read this book first as it is an easy first read to understanding mindfulness.

Accesible and delightful, though idealistic the ideas and thoughts are worth deep consideration and I would love to visit Plum Village.