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No Mud, No Lotus

The Art of Transforming Suffering

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No Mud, No Lotus

By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Saunil Daru
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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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Such a do- able way to freedom. Thank you for sharing your insights , knowledge & mastery of how to live a life that is free of the fear, doubt , worry - no actually it incorporates these darker shades of life & when we are able to do that we are set free. Thank you

Simple mindfulness- powerful

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Inspiring and motivating well worth committing to practicing all pointers.
Just what I needed at this point in my life.
Narration wasn’t perfect but clear enough.

Great book,

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Few years ago my colleague was reading this book on kindle, the title intrigued me. He shared a positive feedback on the book and I’m glad I added this to my reading list. This book helped me understand and accept that life can’t all be happy and good, so many events occurs in our lives good and bad both. It teaches how to accept the bad events and make most of that situation. It also teaches how one recognised good events as in absence of bad one it will all be the same.

If you are going through a difficult situation in your life or someone close to you is, it may help you deal a bit better with it.

Accepting light and dark can’t exist without one another

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Invaluable knowledge for peaceful and joyful life. I’ll be listening to it again and again.

My favorite book

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Real world insight to follow and breathe with, i feeling that I will revisit this stunning work.

Loved it

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It has a lot of learnings and reminders of how to live a fulfilling, forgiving and healthy life

Pretty cool

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All that is left .. is to keep practicing. (Audible require me to type more words).

Sage advice from a wiser fellow

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Has a nice point of views and it let you reflect about your life and the way of being

Nice book

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Whether begjnner or Lama, you'll appreciate thess teachings again and again - as will I.

A beautiful, succinct & direct teaching from the greatest of Masters.

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