The Five Mindfulness Trainings | Thich Nhat Hanh Special Issue

 

The Five Mindfulness Trainings  with Thich Nhat Hanh Featured in our newly updated and reissued commemorative edition. In a world that needs the kind of deep transformation that only comes through spiritual practice, Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision of a socially and politically engaged Buddhism has developed into a worldwide movement that inspires Buddhists of all schools who are committed to peace, social justice, and protecting the environment. His presentation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings is a guide for ethical living and activism in the twenty-first century. Read more on the Five Mindfulness Trainings below. Lion’s Roar is pleased to reissue our popular commemorative publication celebrating the inspiring life and profound wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh. ORDER TODAY The five mindfulness trainings represent the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic. They are a concrete expression of the Buddha’s teachings on the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path, the path of right understanding and true love, leading to healing, transformation, and happiness for ourselves and for the world. To practice the five mindfulness trainings is to cultivate the insight of interbeing, or right view, which can remove all discrimination, intolerance, anger, fear, and despair. If you live according to the five mindfulness trainings, you are already on the path of a bodhisattva. Knowing you are on that path, you are not lost in confusion about your life in the present or in fears about the future. Insights from Thich Nhat Hanh’s “The Five Mindfulness Trainings”: 1. Reverence For Life “Seeing that harmful actions arise from anger, fear, greed, and intolerance, which in turn come from dualistic and discriminative thinking, I will cultivate openness, non-discrimination, and non-attachment to views in order to transform violence, fanaticism, and dogmatism in myself and in the world.” 2. True Happiness “I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and suffering of others are not separate from my own happiness and suffering; that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion.” 3. True Love “I am committed to cultivating responsibility and learning ways to protect the safety and integrity of individuals, couples, families, and society... Practicing true love, we know that we will continue beautifully into the future.” 4. Loving Speech and Deep Listening “Knowing that words can create happiness or suffering, I am committed to speaking truthfully using words that inspire confidence, joy, and hope. When anger is manifesting in me, I am determined not to speak. I will practice mindful breathing and walking in order to recognize and to look deeply into my anger.”  5. Nourishment and Healing “I will practice coming back to the present moment to be in touch with the refreshing, healing, and nourishing elements in me and around me, not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past, nor letting anxieties, fear, or craving pull me out of the present moment.” Read More on The Five Mindfulness Trainings in Thich Nhat Hanh Plus, take an intimate look at his life through photobiography, dive into a selection of his most profound teachings, sit in on exclusive interviews, and much more.  ORDER TODAY