The Practice of Not Thinking: A Guide to Mindful Living

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Bestselling author and Zen priest Ryunosuke Koike teaches us how to reconnect with our five senses and move towards enlightenment What would happen if we learnt to look instead of see, listen instead of hear and feel instead of touch? With remarkable clarity, Ryunosuke Koike shares the ways we can incorporate Zen practice into our daily life, resulting in a more productive, honest and present way of living. Koike's theory tells us that our energy is predominantly being used to think negative and unnecessary thoughts, causing us to lose our ability to make decisions and our five senses to lose their strength. Ranging from complacency in your relationship, over-commitment at work to searching for approval from others, The Practice of Not Thinking will teach you how to re-train your brain and eliminate these challenging habits, leading to a quieter and more peaceful life.

Ryunosuke Koike was born in 1978 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. A former Buddhist monk of the Jodo Shinshu School, he is now master of the Tsukuyomi Hall, previously known as Tsukuyomi Temple, in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is internationally renowned for his accessible, yet comprehensive books on Zen and Buddhism, which have sold over a million copies in Japan alone and have been translated into many languages.

Practical and life-changing ways to get out of our heads and back into really living -- Susannah Taylor * You Magazine * Offers a variety of Buddhist techniques to help us feel calmer every day . . . Nothing has changed . . . and everything has changed . . . I feel calmer and more centred -- Rose Costello * The Sunday Times *