No Mud, No Lotus

The Art of Transforming Suffering

De: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrado por: Saunil Daru

The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy.

Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we’re able to face our suffering, we can’t be present and available to life, and happiness will continue to elude us.

Nhat Hanh shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind.

No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. "When we know how to suffer," Nhat Hanh says, "we suffer much, much less." With his signature clarity and sense of joy, Thich Nhat Hanh helps us recognize the wonders inside us and around us that we tend to take for granted and teaches us the art of happiness.

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Timeless teachings

Important guidance for everyone but especially those living with challenges of any kind. I’ve referred this book to people facing new medical diagnoses.

Powerful message of love and discipline

A beautiful nod toward living with loving intention and growing a garden of the mind that serves the individual and the greater good.

There cannot be good books without bad books

The simple, yet profound message provided in this performance is universal. You cannot experience happiness without knowing sadness. Sweet must have bitter.....just as you cannot exist without your opposite also existing.

The listener is guided to the understanding of viewing the world, and compassion, through the eyes of others. a wonderful concept.

I highly recommend this audiobook.

Marvelous little book

if Victor Frankel had been a Buddhist monk, this would have been the book he would have written. Great wisdom

Delightful book

I feel like I have sharpened my meditation practice after listening to this book Poetic an concise

Inspiring!

Well written and very practical. The narrator does an excellent job. I was sad when I got to the end

El arte de aprender a vivir en el presente

Muchos libros hablan de vivir en el presente pero a veces la psicología positiva olvida el enfoque del sufrimiento. Este libro abarca más. Ahonda en el arte de aprender a usar el sufrimiento como un contrapeso de nuestra felicidad.

Extraordinary Advice

Practical advise with instructions on how to apply the advice immediately to one’s life. Beautiful use of descriptive language fills out the text in an inspiring fashion. Touches on deep, pertinent and often skipped aspects of the practice. M

Another MUST Read Gem by Thai

Thai’s teachings continue to inspire me book after book. I am forever grateful for his loving approach to teaching and sharing his heartfelt wisdom.

Simple Wisdom Beautifully Presented

Short, yet packed with wisdom. Reader’s accent is fine, but made understanding a few words here and there tricky but by no means a deal breaker. Recommended