: the practice of being aware, right now, every day.
By Steve Hagan. A book about being present in the here and now. Perhaps even more relevant today than when it was published. Just over 50 pages of Buddhism boiled down to its core teachings. Plain and simple indeed.
I thought it was really straight forward on what to do, how to go about it, and why you are doing it. It is a more ”religious” mindfulness book but I’m not religious so I think you can still get something out of it. I think it does what it does better than most mindfulness stuff. you‘ll be doing actual meditation and then he describes how you can carry it into all sorts of activities.
This is a white guy saying this, but Buddhism works better (in my opinion) when used as a life philosophy instead of something to be evangelical about. See: the Buddhist - Muslim situation in Sri Lanka, for one By being extreme about the belief-set and practices, you're going against the spirit of "The Middle Way" And as Ajahn Chah suggested: not-sure (anicca) and khanti (patient endurance) might be about all you need to do it right
i stumbled into a really precious vajrayana practice when i was a teenager. This framework, for me, offers tangible steps towards excellence. I do really well with rules and good teachers. In school I would choose classes based off of the best teacher more than the subject matter. I like to think that behind all my media accolades i am offering a presence of mind that is beneficial to others. More than anything else i value and protect a clear, compassionate mind.
