num_pages: 128
description: 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 were able to face our suffering we cant 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.
language: English
title: No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
publisher: Parallax Press