Stepping into Freedom: An Introduction to Buddhist Monastic Training

ISBN: 1888375027

Author: Nhat Hanh, Thich

Condition: New

Stepping into Freedom outlines the rules of Buddhist novice monastic practice, including mindfulness poems, novice precepts, mindful manners, exhortations of Master Kuei Shan, advice to young monks, and recitation texts. These texts provide an important insight into the heart of practice taught by the Buddha, and are useful and relevant for us all. Such basic teachings as mindfulness in each moment, conscious breathing, sitting and walking meditation, and using gathas (meditation poems) are included, to help us reduce stress and lead a wholesome and happy life, whether in a society of monks and nuns or in the larger society of the world.