The Miracle of Mindfulness

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Originally a long letter (1974) from Thích Nhất Hạnh to Brother Quang of the School of Youth for Social Service in Saigon, written during the Vietnam War. Translated by Mobi Ho and published by Beacon Press in 1975, it became the seminal English-language introduction to mindfulness practice — its descriptions of washing dishes, drinking tea, and walking shaped the secular mindfulness movement that followed.

tr. Mobi Ho, Beacon Press, 1975 (revised 1987)

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  Thích Nhất Hạnh

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By Thích Nhất Hạnh

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  The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh's first widely-translated work, originated as a 1974 manual for Vietnamese social workers and became the principal Western introduction to engaged mindfulness practice.