When Awareness Becomes Natural: A Guide to Cultivating

When Awareness Becomes Natural: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Finding awareness in any kind of ordinary daily activity--the first book from a Southeast Asian Buddhist monk-teacher who is becoming prominent worldwide, particularly in the Insight Meditation community.

The flame of wisdom can be kindled in the midst of any life, even one that might seem too full of personal and professional commitments to allow for it. Such is the teaching of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, who himself learned to cultivate awareness in the raucous years he spent in the Burmese textile business before taking his final monastic ordination at the age of thirty-six. Train yourself to be aware of the clinging and aversion that arise in any situation, he teaches. If you can learn to do that, calm and deep insight will naturally follow. Itâ€™s a method that works as well for sorting the laundry or doing data entry as it does in formal sitting meditation. â€œThe object of attention is not really important,â€ he teaches, â€œthe observing mind that is working in the background to be aware is of real importance. If the observing is done with the right attitude, any object is the right object.â€
Country USA
Brand Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781611803075

When Awareness Becomes Natural: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Life