Ryunosuke Koike | The Practice of Not Thinking
The Practice of Not Thinking: A Guide to Mindful Living
In The Practice of Not Thinking, bestselling Japanese author and former Buddhist monk Ryunosuke Koike offers a practical way to quieten the constant mental noise of modern life. Drawing on Buddhist and Zen practices, he explains how reconnecting with our five senses can help us step away from unnecessary and negative patterns of thought and experience the present moment with greater clarity.
Koike turns ordinary activities – breathing, listening, speaking, laughing, loving and even sleeping – into opportunities for mindful awareness. Rather than asking us to stop thinking altogether, his approach encourages us to recognise the habits of mind that create distraction, anxiety and dissatisfaction. Accessible, concise and firmly rooted in everyday experience, The Practice of Not Thinking is an insightful guide to becoming calmer, more attentive and more fully engaged with life as it happens
- • Language: English
• Format: 13 x 21 cm
• Extent: 144 pages
• Cover: Softcover
• First edition: 2010
• Year of publication: 2021









