In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.

The essential discipline -- The miracle is to walk on earth -- A day of mindfulness -- The pebble -- One is all, all is one : the five aggregates -- The almond tree in your front yard -- Three wondrous answers -- Exercises in mindfulness -- Nhat Hanh : seeing with the eyes of compassion / James Forest -- Selection of Buddhist sutras.