A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about slowing down in our fast-paced world.
Haemin Sunim (Author, Translator) Haemin Sunim is one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in the world. Born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard and Princeton, he received formal monastic training in Korea and taught Buddhism at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. He has more than a million followers on Twitter (@haeminsunim) and Facebook and lives in Seoul when not traveling to share his teachings. In Korea, The Things You Can See sold more than three million copies and spent 41 weeks at Number One. Love For Imperfect Things was Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller. Chi-Young Kim (Translator) Chi-Young Kim is the translator of the New York Times bestselling Korean novel Please Look After Mom and the Korean contemporary classic The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly. She lives in Los Angeles.
Everyone who wants to thrive more in their life should have it
on their nightstand -- Arianna Huffington
Universal truths, beautifully expressed, lovingly
illustrated -- Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness:
Finding Peace in a Frantic World'
Ingeniously simple tips from a zen monk that'll boost your
mood, career - and relationships * Daily Mail *
Offers practical advice on everything from handling setbacks to
relationships. Best for reclaiming your zen * Stylist *
Taking time is Sunim's thing. He's a Buddhist monk who has become
internationally famous for it. Written in response to requests for
advice on social media, [The Things You Can See] directly
addresses problems facing people around the world -- John-Paul
Flintoff * Guardian *
Full of insightful and practical advice-and wonderfully
portable, like a daily guidebook. I read it with great interest --
Bhante Gunaratana, author of 'Mindfulness in Plain English'
Haemin Sunim has offered us a remarkable gift, a compendium of
practical wisdom. It is accessible brilliance -- Allan Lokos,
founder and guiding teacher, Community Meditation Center, NYC;
author of 'Through the Flames', 'Patience', and 'Pocket Peace'
A remarkable guide to how to live a life of unpretentious
authenticity and compassionate engagement. In Haemin Sunim's
brief essays and aphorisms, the insights of Buddhism have fully
become the stuff of life itself -- Robert Buswell, Director of
Buddhist Studies, UCLA
This book is wonderful-straight from the heart of a wise, kind
teacher. Written simply and with gentle humor, it will help you
find lasting happiness in a changing world -- Rick Hanson,
Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of 'Buddha's Brain' and
'Hardwiring Happiness'
Loving, practical, and kind, The Things You Can See Only When
You Slow Down is a beautiful reminder of the rewards of
living wisely -- Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of 'A Path
with Heart' and 'The Wise Heart'
Filled with gems of wisdom, this book will lift up your heart
and enliven your spirit -- Tara Brach, author of 'Radical
Acceptance' and 'True Refuge'
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down proves what
the Wise have always taught: As goes our attention, so comes our
experience. The more we attend to living in the present moment,
the richer becomes our experience of it . . . and of our own higher
possibilities -- Guy Finley, bestselling author of 'The Secret of
Letting Go'
Perfect for readers looking for a respite from busy lives and
tumultuous times . . . Sunim evokes a calm assuredness in his
philosophy, reminiscent of Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran *
Publishers Weekly *
Haemin Sunim's book has a place in my backpack now. When I read it
at the coffee shop, my coffee break becomes a meditation break. At
bedtime, it brings me peace. And in the morning it inspires me --
Joseph Emet, author of 'Finding the Blue Sky' and 'Buddha's Book of
Meditation'
I believe this elegant book will help heal a river of grief that
runs through our entire nation, just below the surface, everywhere
I go. People ache for time with those they love, with friends and
family, with nature. My hope is that everyone who opens this book
will immediately find some passage, some way into a secret garden
of slow time, where things of great beauty and truth grow, and
blossom, in effortless abundance. It is a glorious refuge -- a
timely, welcome escape from the pervasive trance of ordinary,
relentlessly productive time -- Wayne Muller, bestselling
author of 'Sabbath' and 'A Life of Being, Having, and Doing
Enough'
Wonderful . . . They read almost like haikus -- Lakshmi
Singh * All Things Considered (NPR) *
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