“The Tao of Mindful Being . . .”
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2 Without left… there can be no right; without ugly… there can be no beauty; without out – breath… there can be no in – breath; without death… there can be no life. One cannot exist… without the other. Alike… silence defines sound… light illuminates darkness… known deciphers unknown… beauty makes vivid ugly… name names no-name… past determines future… art exposes science… science exposes art. An insightful individual… teaches by example… gives without expectation… attaches to nothing… can mindfully be without doing... can discern without judgment… can exist here and now... only thinking about others… not oneself.
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“The Tao of Mindful Being” is for those who desire and strive to be and to mindfully live within each moment upon this wonderful earth. My hope is that you read this book the way I sometimes, most times, read books. Open it up, flip to a page, read a sentence or two, and think and reflect and meditate upon it. That’s all . . . nothing more. That’s all.
About the Author
Konrad unknowingly began his Bodhisattva journey at age nine. He looked up at the third-floor window of the Mt. Vernon Hospital, where his dad was a patient. Unbeknownst to him this would be the last time he saw his dad alive. He waved to him in recognition but did not get to say “I love you.” From then on, his unconscious focus has been—and still is—trying to mindfully, lovingly, and compassionately remain within each moment. Konrad is currently a student of Thich Nhat Hanh in the Plum Village tradition and a member of the Compassionate Heart Sangha in Encinitas, California. He regularly shares meditation with the inmates at California’s R. J. Donovan State Correctional Facility.