My Master's Robe: Memories of a Novice Monk
We practice meditation even as we beg. Continue to meditate on the impermanent and non-self nature of the aggregates which comprise all beings. The five aggregates are the body, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. Observe your breath and thoughts, and your mind will not become dispersed.”
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
fifth and sixth exercises of the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta).
Thich Nhat Hanh • Transformation And Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Buddhims)
Satipatthana Sutta, the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness,
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
The practice is this: make a quiet, mental one-word note of whatever you experience in each moment. Try to stay with the sensations of breathing, which may occur in many places, noting these quickly as “rising” (as many times as the sensations of the breath rising are experienced) and then “falling” in the same way. These are the fundamental insigh
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