Transformation and Healing : The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

I read this faster than I really should have. This is more a book about spiritual practice and I read through much of it today. Obviously, I should have approached it with a greater patience--and oh, there's some irony there--but I needed to get it back to the library before heading out of town.

One part that struck me, though, was when Hanh talked about how neutral feelings and sensations can become pleasurable sensations when given the proper consideration. I'll quote:

"If we don't know how to deal with or manage our neutral feeling, it will turn into an unpleasant feeling. . . . Every neutral feeling, when held in mindfulness, will become a pleasant feeling."

He gives the example of having the unpleasant feeling of a toothache, and that show more the absence of that unpleasant feeling, when following soon after the presence of it, becomes a pleasant sensation. But that absence of feeling, far removed from your last toothache, will simply be a neutral feeling.

This isn't an earth shattering concept, but it is one that's often hard to remember. Neutral can be positive or it can be negative, depending on how you approach it. Good to keep in mind. show less

I read this faster than I really should have. This is more a book about spiritual practice and I read through much of it today. Obviously, I should have approached it with a greater patience--and oh, there's some irony there--but I needed to get it back to the library before heading out of town.One part that struck me, though, was when Hanh talked about how neutral feelings and sensations can become pleasurable sensations when given the proper consideration. I'll quote:"If we don't know how to deal with or manage our neutral feeling, it will turn into an unpleasant feeling. . . . Every neutral feeling, when held in mindfulness, will become a pleasant feeling."He gives the example of having the unpleasant feeling of a toothache, and that show more the absence of that unpleasant feeling, when following soon after the presence of it, becomes a pleasant sensation. But that absence of feeling, far removed from your last toothache, will simply be a neutral feeling.This isn't an earth shattering concept, but it is one that's often hard to remember. Neutral can be positive or it can be negative, depending on how you approach it. Good to keep in mind. show less

A very important sutra which teaches the practitioner to be firmly grounded in and mindful of her body, feelings, mind, and objects of mind. (Read more to find out what the heck THOSE are!) Thay is a clear and gentle and insightful teacher. Wonderful book.

> TRANSFORMATION ET GUÉRISON, de Thich Nhat Hanh (Albin Michel, 1999). — A travers trois versions commentées du Sutra des Quatre Établissements de l’attention, et avec la simplicité et la profondeur qui caractérisent son enseignement, le maître zen nous invite à considérer concrètement les exigences d’une transformation intérieure, chemin vers une véritable guérison spirituelle. (Spiritualités Vivantes)

> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Hanh-Transformation-et-guerison--Le-Sutra-des-qua...
> Bibliographie : https://www.librarything.fr/catalog.php?view=Joop-le-philosophe&author=hanht...
> Voir un extrait : https://books.google.fr/books?id=DUF_BAAAQBAJ&hl=fr&printsec=frontcover&...

> Le livre nous présente show more transformation et guérison. il nous explique comment analyser la vie, comprendre l'origine de nos souffrances et nous donne les clés pour s'en libérer. Les recettes sont simples et remplies de profondeur. Des exercices pratiques sont donnés au fil du livre et de l'explication du sutra. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'être bouddhiste pour comprendre et mettre en pratique. Bonne lecture à tous.
—(Danieljean) show less

TRANSFORMACIÓN Y SANACIÓN

El Sutra de los cuatro fundamentos
de la conciencia

(Primera versión)
Satipatthana-sutta (Theravada) del Majhima-nikaya,
número 10

SECCION UNO
Una vez escuché estas palabras del Buddha cuando estaba
viviendo en Kammassadharma, una ciudad mercado del pueblo
kuru. El Buddha se dirigió a los bhikkhus: '¡Oh, bhikkhush.
Y los bhikkhus respondieron: Venerable Señor".

El Buddha dijo: