On the Nightstand: How to Relax

by Melanie on March 1, 2022

in Books, Newsletter, Nonfiction, On the Nightstand, Spirituality, Writing

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, died earlier this year at age 95. I had a vague recollection of him meeting with the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton during the Vietnam War, but that was about it. But the obituaries about him intrigued me, and I learned that a friend had been on one of his retreats in upstate New York 30-odd years ago.

Then I was at my favorite local bookstore, and saw his How to Relax, and goodness knows I can use help with that. I had to smile when I opened to the first page: “You don’t need to set aside special time for resting and relaxing. You don’t need a special pillow or any fancy equipment. You don’t need a whole hour. In fact, now is a very good time to relax.”


I’m looking forward to learning more about relaxing, even in short snippets, this month.

What’s on your nightstand?

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