The Path of Emancipation

In May 1998 more than four hundred practitioners from around the world joined Thich Nhat hanh’s first 21-day retreat in North America in Vermont to experience mindfulness. The path of emancipation which tanscribes this retreat comprises an in-depth instruction in the ‘sixteen ways of breathing” from the discourse on the full awareness of breathing. When Thich Nhat Hanh discovered this discourse he said“I felt I was the happiest person in the world.” applying the teachings to everyday life Thich Nhat Hanh shows how it is possible to slow down and get in touch with our breathing. He teaches the practice of mindful breathing walking and sitting and how the practice of mindfulness releases suffering and leads to a wholesome and happy life. Thich Nhat hand is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk poet and tireless worker for peace. He leads a meditation community in southwestern France and he is author of more than eighty-five books in English.