Book Picks - Mindfulness: Day by Day, by Josh Baran

Read this - now, Baran delivers a daily wake-up call from the world's greatest thinkers. 

O, The Oprah Magazine

For those who are craving a morning cup of enlightenment, this collection of inspiring insights is a daily dose of wisdom from around the world.Mindfulness Day by Day: How to Find Peace in the Present Moment, is an anthology of short teachings, insights, stories, poems from both western and eastern sources, ancient to modern, secular and religious.All the carefully gathered pieces celebrate present moment awareness and finding happiness here and now. This book is a perfect sourcebook for the growing mindfulness movement.First published in 2003 as 365 Nirvana Now, this 15th anniversary edition (May 2018)includes an updated title and a new introduction from meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Susan Piver.Mindfulness Day by Day is a valuable resource for anyone who meditates or has a mindfulness practice, as well as meditation and yoga teachers.Just open the book anywhere and read a few pages.

In 1970, at the age of nineteen, Josh Baran became a Zen monk. After seven years in the monastery he was recognized as a teacher in the Soto Zen tradition and received 'Dharma transmission'. The editor of this work, he adds his own commentary to the writings. After leaving the monastery he became a political activist and is now an experienced marketer and public relations professional with extensive and varied clients from the Dalai Lama to Bill Gates, Universal Pictures, Sony, and Time Warner.

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