No Mud, No Lotus
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Suffering as the compost of happiness: the art of suffering well, the practices (breathing, stopping, listening to the suffering), and five practices for nurturing happiness. Short and direct.
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you want a Buddhist approach to pain without escaping it.
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Three things you will actually use
- No mud, no lotus.
- Stop and look at the suffering.
- Happiness and suffering inter-are.
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Read the chapter on 'the art of suffering'.
Our verdict
Suffering as compost.
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