happiness is...

Happiness is...

the gift of a book from my friend Christine...

 

especially when she is the one who translated this Buddhist book on everyday mindfulness

 

It's called small bites,

Mindfulness for Everyday Use

by annabelle zinser,

Parallax Press,

translated from the original German by Christine Welter

 

Here's an excerpt:

“The practice of mindfulness is the heart of Buddhist meditation. Mindfulness is the ability to be in touch with what’s going on in our bodies and minds in that very moment. Each moment we spend in mindfulness lifts the fog of the judgmental, grasping mind from our spiritual vision. Mindfulness is like a mirror reflecting what is; nothing is distorted. The Buddhist teacher Ruth Denison says, “Mindfulness doesn’t grasp at anything. It doesn’t deny or add anything. It doesn’t attract nor reject. It’s pure presence, and it’s a presence that’s possible in every single moment of our life.”—Annabelle Zinser, “Small Bites, Mindfulness for Everyday Use”, translated by Christine Welter, p.48.

 

It's wonderful!

Done