Lessons Buddhist monk Titus Nhat Hanh, who will help you to be happier

meditate

Vanity - the virus that consumes us. It grabs us with his head. We have all the time about something we think. During lunch time, on the road, at work, after work, in the store, on vacation... A flurry of thoughts and deeds knocked down, but the pace does not allow to stop. We stop to notice what is going on right under our noses. And just get tired, we do not feel happy.

Recall the last time in your head hush? When was the last time you found yourself in the present moment and notice the laughter of the child, beautiful music from a nearby cafe or sunset?

Titus Nhat Hanh sure that there is a deep relationship of inner peace and harmony of each person, and peace in the world. To find inner peace, and thus achieve the world around, you need to practice mindfulness, learning consciously breathe and meditate. Yes, meditation every individual can lead to world peace. In the book "The World in Every Footstep," Titus described the 50 techniques of meditation and mindfulness.

Smile

Smile - the most precious thing we have. A smile is priceless, but at the same time does not cost anything. Only sincere people can smile, capable of happiness and peace of mind. His smile is getting better, not only himself, but also others. Remember that you are experiencing, looking at the "Mona Lisa": Facial beauty is only a hint of a smile, but even that can soothe you.

In order to meet the new day with understanding and kindness, start it with a smile. To get used to it, do yourself a reminder, hang in a prominent place inspiring picture or a piece of paper with words of encouragement. Soon, only one awakening, gentle rays of the sun or leaping trill of birds will cause you smile.

Titus Nhat Hanh

One girl at the time of spiritual practice come up with a poem:

Let my smile is lost,

But do not be sad.

After all, she's a dandelion.

If your smile is gone, know all around, including dandelion, can bring her back. You only need to note that it stored for you.

Watch for breathing

Breathing exercises - the key to joy and peace. If you want to learn conscious breathing, you can start with this technique. It is easy, and you can practice it anywhere.

When you inhale, concentrate on it and say to yourself, "Breathing in, I know that breathe." During exhalation time, "Breathing out, I know that breathe." Everything.

This exercise helps to understand how we breathe. Do you remember the advice: "In order to calm down, slowly count from 1 to 10?" Conscious breathing is not just anger cools, but brings peace to our soul.

In a furious pace world we often do several things at the same time. The head thinks one thing and your hands and feet do something else entirely. Actions and thoughts are unrelated. In order to connect them, use conscious breathing. It takes us back to the present moment and helps to pay attention to what is happening around them.

Plant healthy seeds

Human consciousness can be represented as two levels: the seed and seedlings. Parents and society put us in different seeds: good and bad. If you have the seeds of anger, they can climb under suitable conditions, and will not allow the good seed to express themselves. It will make you suffer.

The more often the anger rises, the more it produces new seeds in your mind. If you let the seeds often germinate joy, happiness, and then they will be more in your mind.

When you practice mindfulness and attentiveness, you choose which seeds must rise, and what - no. Grow more good, healthy seeds and let rise not bad. Then comes to you happiness and peace of mind.

Ask yourself the right questions

Often the question arises in our minds: "What's wrong?". This is the way back to our minds the seeds of discontent and doubt. We suffer and fall into despair, creating a vicious circle of negativity.

And that, if you ask yourself, "What is so" At this point, you will notice something that usually do not pay attention: wonderful weather, gentle breeze, and other wonderful things.

We are not accustomed to appreciate something until you will lose it. For example, the value of breathing, we become aware of after the onset of rhinitis or asthma. But to experience the joy of breathing, do not seek to get sick.

Often ask myself that now goes as it should, that is good. Notice the simple pleasures of life - this is the secret of true happiness.

Learn to understand others

If you put the salad and he did not grow up, you do not blame him in this. You understand the reasons for failure: perhaps the salad was not enough sun or has not been fertilized soil. But you and does not occur to blame himself salad.

Then why, when you have problems with your family or friends, the first thing you blame them? Such an approach will never lead to a good result. Stop blaming and reproaching. Instead, learn how to take care of people.

Look at the man to see and understand it. What it needs, problems? What are his wishes and dreams? When you understand why a person behaves in one way or another, you will not be able to vent negative emotions. Take a look at all life with compassion. Then you develop the ability to understand others, and your relationship with people will improve.

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