Rating: WORTHY!
This is the first of two audiobooks by this author I shall be reviewing. I believe in being centered and calm as much as possible, although there are serious times when I'm tried and stressed over things - and you know, no one seems to care about that. When was the last time you went to a doctor and they asked you about stress in your life? Yet I read online that maybe 75 percent of doctor visits are for problems that can be linked to stress, such as accidents, cancer, heart disease, lung and breathing problems, and suicide. That's why I found this interesting and plan on reading it again. It offers simply ways to be centered and mindful, and to calm one's thoughts.
The books starts out simply and takes the listener step by step through the methods and techniques aimed and removing turmoil from one's mind. The central tenet is to try and live in the moment and not let your mind run away with things that may or may not occur in your future. The book asserts that all of Thich Nhat Hanh's key practices are collected in this one volume, which is quite short, but not criminally so. The useful aim here is to incorporate these practices into your everyday life, so you aren't required to sit in the lotus position and deeply mediate. Instead, you can practice some of these techniques while driving to work, while walking across the parking lot to enter your workplace, or the grocery store, even while waiting in line for the restroom at some busy function!
The author not only discusses what to do, but how to approach what you do with the right attitude to enhance its success. In a world like this one has become this year, when everyone is being tried and tested severely every day, it cannot hurt to find ways to ease our minds, remain calm, and don't sweat it! So I commend this book as a worthy read (or listen, since it was an audiobook!).
