Ba dokonca nemusí byť ani tichý, niektoré cvičenia sú totiž zamerané na sústredné počúvanie a rozlišovanie zvukov okolia. The word “practicing” bears emphasizing here, because there’s no reason to develop a skill we don’t use in our everyday lives! If we are not training our mind, the very fundament of our universe (because our whole world is how we perceive the world!

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I had the good fortune to meet the author, Gelong Thubten, in person on several occassions during my time working at Google, where he gave meditation lessons and talks about awareness in the business context. Put into perspective, if we haven't gently trained our mind to be aware in the present moment, all these other things are more or less escapist in nature. 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.Allowing us to maintain a more substantial state of happiness and stopping unnecessary surges of adrenaline and cortisol from ruining our life experiences. Probably my first author was Chögyam Trungpa, I have read some writings about Tibetan Buddhism from Kalu Rinpoché and of course the Dalai Lama. His own book, A MONK'S GUIDE TO HAPPINESS was a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller with editions in 10 countries internationally. If you think you're doing it right, I bet you'll be able to pick up at least one useful tip from reading this book.

Meditation exercises can help us develop this skill, but to fully tap into its power, we need to integrate it into our everyday lives. Mi-a mai captat atenția faptul ca autorul dezbate anumite mituri despre meditație și își mărturisește propria experiența. Tu sa naučil vnímať svoje telo i myseľ, v tichosti a rozjímaní odhalil netušené zákutia a silu vlastného vedomia. Podobne ako mnohí z nás sa nazdával, že šťastie je čosi, čo musí prísť zvonku, akýsi stimul, ktorý nás podnieti k ďalšiemu napredovaniu, pričom prakticky nikdy nedosiahneme celkové uspokojenie. A Monk’s Guide To Happiness is the perfect continuation of what Gelong Thubten achieved in How To Be Human alongside Ruby Wax.

A Monk's Guide to Happiness is an insightful and practical guide to meditation, mindfulness and the nature of true, lasting happiness.