After pursuing a degree in theoretical physics from Cambridge University, Ajahn Brahm, born in London as Peter Betts, headed off to a forest monastery in Thailand, where he studied under the famed meditation master Ajahn Chah for nine years starting in the mid 1970s. A Buddhist monk for over thirty years, he is now the abbot and spiritual director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia in Perth, and he is in demand worldwide both as a spiritual teacher and as a popular speaker. He is the author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?, The Art of Disappearing, and Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond.
"If mindfulness observes, kindfulness practices compassion, and
this, says Brahm, becomes the key to healing. Readers will find the
book's simple, gentle language and short chapters--with the most
important points boldfaced--easy to follow. Perhaps following this
gentle guide to countercultural thinking will bring some needed
peace to a harried world."-- "Publishers Weekly"
"In this little treasure of a book, Ajahn Brahm guides us through
five essential stages of meditation, infusing each with the warmth
of loving kindness. With his usual gentle humor and gift for story
telling, he reviews the common difficulties that practitioners
often encounter and offers sage and practical advice about how to
work with each one. Divided into short chapters, it's the perfect
format for a once-a-day read that will refresh and inspire everyone
traveling the path to Awakening."--Jan Chozen Bays, author of
Mindful Eating
"Insightful and delightful. This is definitely a book that will
find favor with anyone who might be looking to explore deeper and
more authentic layers of their own complex psyche through
meditation and personal self-awareness."-- "Spirituality Today"
"In a stroke of genius, Ajahn Brham turns mindfulness into
kindfulness, a practice that opens our hearts to others as well as
to ourselves. The kindfulness techniques in this book are easy to
incorporate into our everyday lives because Ajahn Brahm illustrates
them with stories that all of us can relate to."--Toni Bernhard,
author of How to Be Sick
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