One of the world's great meditation teachers offers thirty-four guided exercises that will bring both beginning and experienced practitioners into closer touch with their bodies, their inner selves, their families, and the world.

One of the world's great meditation teachers offers thirty-four guided exercises that will bring both beginning and experienced practitioners into closer touch with their bodies, their inner selves, their families, and he world. Compassionate and wise, Thich Nhat Hanh's healing words help us acknowledge and dissolve anger and separation by illuminating the way toward the miracle of mindfulness.

The Blooming of a Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh, Translated by: Annabel Laity, Beacon Press, Paperback, 152 pages, 1993, $16.00

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese monk, a renowned Zen master, a poet, and a peace activist. He was nominated for athe Nobel Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1967, and is the author of many books, including the best-selling The Miricle of Mindfullness.

	Contents: The Blooming of a Lotus: Guided Meditation for Achieving the Miracle of Mindfulness
	Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
	Guided Meditation Exercises	13
	EXERCISE ONE: Joy of Meditation as Nourisment	15
	EXERCISE TWO: Joy of Meditation as Nourisment	17
	EXERCISE THREE: Joy of Meditation as Nourisment	21
	EXERCISE FOUR: Joy of Meditation as Nourisment	23
	EXERCISE FIVE: Taking Refuge	29
	EXERCISE SIX: Touching, Connecting	33
	EXERCISE SEVEN: Touching, Healing	36
	EXERCISE EIGHT: Touching, Connecting	39
	EXERCISE NINE: Looking Deeply	44
	EXERCISE TEN: L:ooking Deeply	50
	EXERCISE ELEVEN: Contemplation	53
	EXERCISE TWELVE: Contemplation	56
	EXERCISE THIRTEEN: Contemplation	59
	EXERCISE FOURTEEN: Looking Deeply, Letting Go	62
	EXERCISE FIFTEEN: Looking Deeply, Healing	67
	EXERCISE SIXTEEN: Looking Deeply, Healing	70
	EXERCISE SEVENTEEN: Looking Deeply, Healing	74
	EXERCISE EIGHTEEN: Looking Deeply, Healing	79
	EXERCISE NINETEEN: Looking Deeply	83
	EXERCISE TWENTY: Looking Deeply	87
	EXERCISE TWENTY-ONE: Looking Deeply	90
	EXERCISE TWENTY-TWO: Looking Deeply	94
	EXERCISE TWENTY-THREE: BEing in Touch, Looking Deeply	98
	EXERCISE TWENTY-FOUR: Looking Deeply	101
	EXERCISE TWENTY-FIVE: Looking Deeply	103
	EXERCISE TWENTY-SIX: Looking Deeply	106
	EXERCISE TWENTY-SEVEN: Looking Deeply, Release	109
	EXERCISE TWENTY-EIGHT: Being in Touch, Looking Deeply	112
	EXERCISE TWENTY-NINE: Mindfulness of the Awakened One	116
	EXERCISE THIRTY:Mindfulness of the Awakened One	118
	EXERCISE THIRTY-ONE: Looking Deeply	120
	EXERCISE THIRTY-TWO: Looking Deeply	124
	EXERCISE THIRTY-THREE: Mindfulness of the Precepts	129
	EXERCISE THIRTY-FOUR: Prostrating	136