| The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm and Mindful in a Fast-Paced World Contributor(s): Blackstone Audio, Hyemin (Author), Kim, Chi-Young |
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ISBN: 153840852X ISBN-13: 9781538408520 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation - Philosophy | Buddhist - Self-help | Personal Growth - General |
| Dewey: 294.344 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 5.5" (0.30 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Is it the world that's busy, or is it my mind?"The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this bestselling mindfulness guide--it has sold more than three million copies in Korea, where it was a #1 bestseller for forty-one weeks and received multiple Best Book of the Year awards--Haemin Sunim (which means "spontaneous wisdom"), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life.By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas--including relationships, love, and spirituality--Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sunim, Haemin: - Haemin Sunim is one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in South Korea, where his books have sold more than three million copies and are popular as guides not only to mediation but also to overcoming the challenges of everyday life. Born in South Korea, he came to the United States to study film, only to find himself pulled into the spiritual life. Educated at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training in Korea and taught Buddhism at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has more than a million followers on Twitter (@haeminsunim) and Facebook and lives in Seoul when not traveling to share his teachings. Kim, Chi-Young: -Chi-Young Kim is the translator of the New York Times bestselling Korean novel Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, for which she received the Man Asian Literary Prize, and the Korean contemporary classic The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Pratt, Sean: -Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others. |