Breathe, You Are Alive!: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing

20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION: Thich Nhat Hanh offers commentary on a key Buddhist sutra and shares 16 breathing exercises and meditations taught by the Buddha himself.
 
According to the Buddha’s teaching in the Anapanasati Sutra, maintaining awareness of our breathing is a means of awakening to the true nature of all things and arriving at spiritual liberation. Breathe, You Are Alive outlines 16 exercises of conscious breathing that were taught by the Buddha, together with commentaries and further exercises for practicing them every day and in any situation. Thich Nhat Hanh’s insights and explanation give the reader access to the profound nourishment available when we slow down and get in touch with our in-breath and out-breath. He walks the reader through the progression of exercises—from awareness of the physical plane, to the mental and spiritual planes—in a clear and concise manner that is easy to implement.
This 20th anniversary edition includes Thich Nhat Hanh’s most recent commentaries and practices on the awareness of breathing meditation, as well as his “Breathing and Walking” Gatha (practice verse) set to music.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Parallax Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2008
Edition ‏ : ‎ 20th Anniversary ed.
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1888375841
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1888375848
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.39 x 0.47 x 7.99 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #117,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #147 in Zen Spirituality #614 in Philosophy Movements (Books) #618 in Meditation (Books)
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