Dr. John Kabat-Zinn has been a pillar in the mindfulness movement for decades. His book 'Coming to our Senses...Healing Ourselves and the World through Mindfulness' builds on his previous writing. This book is expansive, covering topics such as meditation, our ability to pay attention, the benefits of silence, and our relationships. The crux of the book lies in John's exploration of the sensory world.
He begins with the incredible sense of sight that so many of us take for granted. How often do we stop to be thankful that we have eyes that can see? The remarkable range of things to see in the world, the array of colours present all around us. John takes us on a walk through a beloved trail that he frequents. He always makes a deliberate attempt to sit and gaze at the fields beyond the trail. He talks of the rich red fescues, purple flowers in the grass, the way the light hits a farmhouse in the distance. And how each time he walks, the field looks different, there is always something new to notice if only we take the time. And this noticing, this attending to things with our sight nourishes us in ways that we would miss altogether if we rush through life on autopilot.
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