{"product_id":"present-moment-wonderful-moment-revised-edition-verses-for-daily-living-updated-third-edition-paperback","title":"Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThich Nhat Hanh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMayumi Oda\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers 79 meditations to help you through your daily routines in a peaceful and mindful way and connect to the joy of the present moment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book shares a simple verse with an enlightening commentary that will give you the space and heart to live each day in a connected and calm way. Developed during a summer retreat in Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's meditation center in France, these poetic verses were collected to help people practice mindfulness. The result is a handbook of practical, down-to-earth verses. These gathas, or mindfulness verses, are poetic verse designed to turn ordinary daily activities such as washing the dishes, driving the car, or standing in line, into opportunities to return to a natural state of mindfulness and happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReciting these poetic yet practical verses can help us to slow down and enjoy each moment of our lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown to many as the \"Matisse of Japan,\" artist \u003cb\u003eMayumi Oda\u003c\/b\u003e was born to a Buddhist family in Japan in 1941. Oda graduated from Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Pratt Institute in New York. Since 1969, Oda has exhibited over 50 one-woman shows throughout the world and her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT), Library of Congress (Washington, DC), among many others. Oda has also spent many years participating in anti-nuclear campaigns worldwide. She lives with her family at Ginger Hill Farm and Retreat Center in Hawaii, teaching workshops in creativity and self-realization.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457927561394,"sku":"9781952692222","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a1fd67316cbfab6b65209bac1c68d41e.webp?v=1778885971","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/present-moment-wonderful-moment-revised-edition-verses-for-daily-living-updated-third-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}