Transformation & Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Our Price: $29.91
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.99 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Thich Nhat HanhEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-09
ISBN: 0938077341
Number of pages: 170
Publisher: Parallax Press
Book Reviews of Transformation & Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
Book Review: A practical guide to deepen your understanding of life
Summary: 5 Stars
I original read this book because of my interest in meditation and I think Thich Nhat Hanh has a very simple and beautiful approach to meditation.The book is not only an inspiring work on a practical level but it also makes an ancient text 'The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness' accessable to the modern mind and is a practical guide to these wise words.
The book first prints the Sutra and a short history and summary of the Sutra; the rest of this quite substantial book consists of a Commentary on the Sutra. This is broken down into four main parts and each section has meditation exercises and or visualisations which ground these ancients words of wisdom. It is like a manual each part can be contemplated and realised.
Some of the body visualisations have always been a source of fascination to me. Having heard about those strange eastern practices where monks or holy men hang around the charnel ground contemplating the dead body I was interested in Thich's interpretation of this and was able to understand why they behaved in this alien way.
However this is only a small part of the book.
Another helpful part of the book was getting to grips with the differences between body, feelings, mind and mind objects. Thus the book invites a curiousity about subtle sensations which can help me focus more on the present moment and free me from distracting thoughts and worrying about more mundane issues.
I feel great gratitude to this sunny and loving man and I find this particular book to be his best although it is not his most accessble or his most simple book. It has allowed me insight to rather dry scriptures and has deepened my meditation practice.
Religion & Spirituality Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Zen Primer Too
Returning to Silence (Shambhala Dragon Editions)by Dainin Katagiri
Shambhala; Published: 1988-04-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops:
A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsuby Genko Jakushitsu
Tuttle Publishing; Published: 2000-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practiceby Thich Nhat Hanh
Three Leaves; Published: 1994-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.48
Price in other shops:
Transformation & Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulnessby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 1990-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $43.36
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Lifeby Thich Nhat Hanh
Bantam; Published: 1992-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops:
COLD MOUNTAIN (Shambhala Pocket Classics)by Han-shan
Shambhala; Published: 1992-11-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $85.05
The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-ChiColumbia University Press; Published: 1999-04-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $21.00
Price in other shops:
Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuinby Hakuin
Diane Pub Co; Published: 1999-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.00
The Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-Yunby Lingyun Xie, Hsieh Ling-Yun, David Hinton
New Directions Publishing Corporation; Published: 2001-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
The Zen Works of Stonehouse: Poems and Talks of a 14th-Century Chinese Hermitby Stonehouse
Mercury House; Published: 1997-07-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotionsby Thich Nhat Hanh
Riverhead Trade; Published: 2005-09-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.28
Price in other shops:
The Miracle of Mindfulnessby Thich Nhat Hanh
Beacon Press; Published: 1999-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.87
Price in other shops:
The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practiceby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 2006-03-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.22
Price in other shops:
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Lifeby Thich Nhat Hanh
Bantam; Published: 1992-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops:
The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutraby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 1988-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.74
Price in other shops:
Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychologyby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 2006-02-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.20
Price in other shops:
Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathingby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 1996-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heartby Thich Nhat Hanh
Shambhala; Published: 2006-09-12; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.76
Price in other shops:
The Heart of the Buddha's Teachingby Thich Nhat Hanh
Broadway; Published: 1999-06-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.93
Price in other shops:
Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Momentby Thich Nhat Hanh
Parallax Press; Published: 1990-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.54
Price in other shops: