Thank you Shailu! I made a note of your video request :)

Thank you! 🙏

A great "all in one" book for beginners would be "Heart of the Buddha's Teachings" by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. You get all the basics there, with his explanations. Here is my video on my top five book recommendations: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9-Fg5yFlcyvfIU.html and you can check out my article that gives you some more choices (including some free ones) here: alanpeto.com/buddhism/top-buddhist-books/ Let me know if there is a particular topic or tradition you're interested in and I can give perhaps another recommendation.

Great question. The Buddha said: "Constantly contemplative on the body, mindful, and alert they block out all the influences." (Dhammapada 293) Mindfulness often gets a generic view in western culture; however, it is a core part of the Buddhist practice. When you are truly practicing mindfulness, you are a Buddha! We sometimes look at the Buddha as becoming enlightened, and that was the end of his effort. However, he was practicing every day, and every moment, of his life. True contemplation (another term for right mindfulness) is to develop your mind so it is “pure, aware, and does not give rise to unwholesome thoughts”. So, in every moment of your life, the more you are mindful of what is occurring and how your mind is ‘interpreting’ it (and thus controlling your actions), you will be walking the path of the Buddha. For example, Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh once said that if he learned that, while on an airplane, that it was going to crash, he would essentially practice mindfulness and practice mindful breathing. Mindfulness is a choice you can practice at any time.

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