Thich Nhat Hanh

The Slow-Down Diet: Enjoying Food, Feeling Better

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 05.18.2012

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Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

Have you ever been sitting at a meal with someone, or even by yourself, and been halfway through the meal without having tasted the food? In my experience, the odds are likely that you'll be nodding your head up and down.

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Love, Intimacy, And Mantras

Logan Lynn | Posted 05.18.2012

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Logan Lynn

The point is to show up, to be fearless about letting him know I see him and love him, and to stay put long enough for him to see and love me, too. If mantras help us get there, great. I'm open to it... but when all is said and done, it's up to me and my darling to live out the words therein.

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Buddha Doodle -- Clouds

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.16.2012

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Molly Hahn

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Peace Is Every Breath: The Light Of Awareness

Thich Nhat Hanh | Posted 04.30.2012

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Thich Nhat Hanh

You can be in touch with a lot of happiness during the time you're washing your face, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, shaving, and showering, if you know how to shine the light of awareness onto each thing you do.

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Buddha Doodle -- 24 hours

Molly Hahn | Posted 04.23.2012

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Molly Hahn

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Buddha Doodle -- Kiss the Ground

Molly Hahn | Posted 04.19.2012

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Molly Hahn

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A Simple Way to Trick Your Brain Toward Mindfulness

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 04.06.2012

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Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

Just like signs on the road may help remind us to slow down or remind us of children crossing, we can put up signs with short verses in our day to day to remind us to be how we want to be.

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Smiling in the Present

Jennifer Langione | Posted 01.02.2012

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Jennifer Langione

As I prepare for my life after graduation, I become swept up by my plans for the future. Through the study of mindfulness I have learned not to put off happiness for another day.

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5 Things I Learned From Great Spiritual Masters

Meryl Davids Landau | Posted 12.08.2011

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Meryl Davids Landau

It's certainly true that spiritual seekers can learn from ancient masters like Jesus, Moses, Buddha and Mohammad. But I'm convinced it's also true that masters abound right here and now.

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Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki in Conversation About the Health of the Planet

James Hoggan | Posted 10.19.2011

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James Hoggan

In Vancouver for a week of teaching and lectures, Thich Nhat Hanh, sat down with Canada's David Suzuki, a world-renowned authority on sustainable ecology, to discuss the path forward to a more sustainable way of living.

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Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki to Discuss How to Restore Health to the Planet

James Hoggan | Posted 10.04.2011

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James Hoggan

What gives you hope that we can bring about the collective awakening needed to restore health to the planet?

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Is the News Making You Crazy? Try Thich Nhat Hanh's Being Peace

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 09.29.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life.

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Peace Is Every Breath: A Practice For Our Busy Lives

Thich Nhat Hanh | Posted 09.11.2011

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Thich Nhat Hanh

No matter what you're doing, you can choose to do it with your full presence, with mindfulness and concentration; and your action becomes a spiritual practice.

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HuffPost Religion Round-Up, June 27-July 4

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 09.01.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

America's Holy Day, Sacred Eating, Bible Author(s), Gay Marriage, God's Gender, Pope Tweet, America's Imam, and Mr. Rogers - It has been a busy week on HuffPost Religion.

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Savor Your July 4 Celebration: The Practice Of Mindful Eating

Thich Nhat Hanh | Posted 08.30.2011

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Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindful eating sees each meal as representative of the whole cosmos. Look closely at an apple and you can see a cloud floating in it, as well as the rain, the earth and the sunshine that made the apple tree flower and fruit.

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Who Are You?

Jeffrey Small | Posted 08.13.2011

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Jeffrey Small

The danger of tying our self-identities to something external to ourselves is how fragile that identification can be. What happens when we retire, we lose our jobs, or we change careers?

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Marcus Aurelius, Dead for 2,000 Years, Can Set You Straight Today

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 08.06.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

Marcus Aurelius was Rome's last great emperor, but there's nothing regal about him. He snatches time to write without once mentioning his primary task -- leading the most powerful army in the world.

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What Really Helps Others? An Interview With Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D.

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

If you were sitting across the table from someone who was suffering right now, how would you approach them and what would you tell them?

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A Buddhist View: King's Compassion Still Among Us

Gustav Niebuhr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gustav Niebuhr

In our conversation, I asked Thich Nhat Hanh whether he regarded King, whom he had known, as a bodhisattva, an enlightened being. The monk responded with an unequivocal yes.

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Is Life An Ordeal Or A Joy?

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tom Morris

Here's a test: Can you ever find a moment of wonder in watching light reflected through ice cubes in a glass? Or do you hardly ever savor the little sparks of mystery and magic all around you?

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Getting Mad and Madder

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lee Schneider

Some call TV talking furniture. That's wrong. It's screaming furniture. I'm not expecting television to be nice, but much of that angry noise shows us new ways to rehearse anger, not reduce it.

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John and Elizabeth Edwards and Rielle Hunter -- What happened to their marriage?

Laura Trice | Posted 11.17.2011

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Laura Trice

When they met in law school and married, she had an $11 wedding ring and they went to Wendy's for their anniversary. How do things change from a bright and cheery wedding day into unhappiness and misery?

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Mirror Images: Reflecting The Best Of YOU

James M. Lynch | Posted 11.17.2011

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James M. Lynch

'Firing' clients can have the added benefit of replacing them with new clients that appreciate your effort, pay their invoices on time and with whom you enjoy working.

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Should Congress Pass A Meditation Bill?

Priscilla Warner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Priscilla Warner

I watched the State of the Union address, and couldn't help wondering if Barack Obama had been meditating in the days that led up to his address.

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Are Some People Natural-Born Meditators?

Priscilla Warner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Priscilla Warner

I've listened faithfully to meditation CDs, chirping birds and delicate raindrops. I've stared into pounding surf and scented candles. But the other day, I was forced to confront the fact that my husband is a natural.

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