Think Like the Buddha
Think Like the Buddha This book presents mindfulness teachings via short insights or meditations. Mindfulness simply means being alert, aware, attentive moment by moment. Unlike many other books on…
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Think Like the Buddha
This book presents mindfulness teachings via short insights or meditations. Mindfulness simply means being alert, aware, attentive moment by moment. Unlike many other books on mindfulness, which provide a lot of theoretical explanation--they "tell" about the subject--this manuscript "shows" the reader with teaching stories how to put mindfulness into daily life.
The Buddha was consistently speaking about the practice and realization of mindfulness. The simplest definition of mindfulness is mental scrutiny. When asked, "Who are you, my friend?" the Buddha replied directly and concisely: "I am awake " Though that answer was an unusual way to define himself, it pointed to the essence of Buddha's teaching.
When we have that mind skill, the result of our living is positive, as the Buddha noted: "All wholesome words, deeds and thoughts have mindfulness as their root." However, if the mind is