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theamerican's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this book by random upon discovery in a reading app.
This is the first book I have ever read which goes into "mindful eating."
I have never looked at food as something to truly enjoy on a deeper level. Before this book, I only thought of eating slowly sometimes to savor the food.
Now that I read it, I feel enlightened and understand what it means to mindfully eat, drink, and do other activities. Everything has a cause and effect, from the sun that grows the grain fields to tomatoes that contribute to pizza sauce.
Even for a relatively short and simple book, each page builds upon one another, reinforcing the same concept while introducing new ideas.
It is good read, nice to go through whenever you need to understand the proper way of eating
This is the first book I have ever read which goes into "mindful eating."
I have never looked at food as something to truly enjoy on a deeper level. Before this book, I only thought of eating slowly sometimes to savor the food.
Now that I read it, I feel enlightened and understand what it means to mindfully eat, drink, and do other activities. Everything has a cause and effect, from the sun that grows the grain fields to tomatoes that contribute to pizza sauce.
Even for a relatively short and simple book, each page builds upon one another, reinforcing the same concept while introducing new ideas.
It is good read, nice to go through whenever you need to understand the proper way of eating
eusayart's review
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
Eating as a meditation. Sobering, relaxing, amazing.
aleatha's review against another edition
4.0
"The wheat field needs clouds and sunshine. So in this slice of bread there is sunshine, there is cloud, there is the labor of the farmer, the joy of having flour, and the skill of the baker and then—miraculously!—there is the bread. The whole cosmos has come together so that this piece of bread can be in your hand. You don’t need to do a lot of hard work to get this insight. You only need to stop letting your mind carry you away with worrying, thinking, and planning."
drmaernardi's review against another edition
3.0
Cute little audiobook. Nothing earth shattering or that I've never head before, but it's all condensed in a nice little package that I plan to revisit when my head starts spinning too fast and it also starts to affect my eating habits.
For me the biggest struggles are "greedy eating" and eating without distractions, as I live alone I often use TV shows or music to keep me company, and also to mask out my terrible neighbors' noise. TNH lowers the bar by proposing a single meal once a week to start off, and this helped me a lot with my perfectionist mindset (where if I don't do EVERYTHING RIGHT ALL THE TIMES it feels like it doesn't even make sense to start).
This also pairs well with a naturalistic POV toward our consumption and good use of natural resources. So many less than ideal (didn't want to write "bad") food choices are the result of carelessness, and THN's approach makes way easier to really come to term with what we're consuming (both in term of the food itself and the people making it).
For me the biggest struggles are "greedy eating" and eating without distractions, as I live alone I often use TV shows or music to keep me company, and also to mask out my terrible neighbors' noise. TNH lowers the bar by proposing a single meal once a week to start off, and this helped me a lot with my perfectionist mindset (where if I don't do EVERYTHING RIGHT ALL THE TIMES it feels like it doesn't even make sense to start).
This also pairs well with a naturalistic POV toward our consumption and good use of natural resources. So many less than ideal (didn't want to write "bad") food choices are the result of carelessness, and THN's approach makes way easier to really come to term with what we're consuming (both in term of the food itself and the people making it).
katharina90's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A small book of reminders on how to eat with mindfulness, gratitude, moderation, and compassion.
Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to reduce suffering and violence in our food choices because it benefits not just other animals, but also our health and the wellbeing of the planet.
Contains some fatphobic ideas.
"May we find ways to live more simply in order to have more time and energy to change the system of injustice that exists in the world."
Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to reduce suffering and violence in our food choices because it benefits not just other animals, but also our health and the wellbeing of the planet.
Contains some fatphobic ideas.
"May we find ways to live more simply in order to have more time and energy to change the system of injustice that exists in the world."
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
btravassos's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
niin's review against another edition
2.0
All the things Thich Nhat Hanh talks about in the mindfulness series are important. Because they are things we do every day. Sitting, Walking, Breathing, Eating. I think a lot of us are aware that we should eat more mindfully but to put it in practice is difficult. The book reminds us that the way we eat is important and gives us some ways to be more mindful which are wise but to me they were mostly just that, reminders. Important reminders, that's about it.