In this modern spiritual classic, a world spiritual leader and Zen master shows how to adapt simple Zen principles for daily living and the way to peace--the first practical book on the subject since Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Peace Is Every Step offers ways to use everyday events--washing dishes, eating a meal, sitting in traffic--in the quest ...
Thich Nhat Hanh is well-known for the simplicity and clarity with which he presents Buddhist teachings. Now he brings that spirit to his own introduction to Buddhism, introducing--in a way that is at once utterly lucid and entirely original--the life of Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Doctrine of Emptiness.
Thich Nhat Hanh's personal missives are an outstanding supplement to other scholarly texts on relaxation and meditation. Originally written as letters to friends, THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS is an intimate and inspiring small book that instructs the reader on the deceptively simple subject of breathing. Subtly based on an ancient text, the ...
In this little treasure, Thich Nhat Hanh offers us a Buddhist view of love along with techniques for manifesting it in our daily lives. In his characteristically direct, simple, and sweet style, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom. In "True Love", Thich Nhat ...
In this compassionate and important bestseller, the author of "Living Buddha, Living Christ" provides real help in transforming the negative force of anger into a positive and useful energy, bringing harmony and healing to all aspects of life. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Hanh has a wide-ranging vision of hope, from the individual to the ...
The esteemed Buddhist monk addresses the issue of death and dying, a common source of fear, and provides compassionate instructions for life and living.
Turning our conventional understanding of power on its head, world-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and national bestselling author Thich Nhat Hanh reveals how true power comes from within. What we seek, we already have. Whether we want it or not, power remains one of the central issues in all of our lives. Every day, each of us exercises ...
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. In "The Heart of Understanding, " Thich Nhat Hanh offers a lucid and engaging interpretation of this core Buddhist text--The Heart Sutra--which is one of the most important sutras, offering subtle and profound teachings on nonduality.
Grounded in the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion, this handbook of meditations and reflections offers techniques for diffusing anger, conquering fear, and cultivating love.
Drawn from original sources, "Old Path White Clouds" is the beautiful classic recounting of the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha over the course of eighty years. It is retold alternately through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy who provided kusa grass for the Buddha's enlightenment cushion, and the Buddha himself.
Presented in a unique format that combines a book with a DVD and audio CD, this volume features esteemed Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh along with one of his principle students, Anh-Huong Nguyen, as they together illuminate the central tenets of this powerful art.
Thich Nhat Hanh's personal missives are an outstanding supplement to other scholarly texts on relaxation and meditation. Originally written as letters to friends, THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS is an intimate and inspiring small book that instructs the reader on the deceptively simple subject of breathing. Subtly based on an ancient text, the ...
"Our Appointment with Life" is a translation and commentary on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone, the earliest teaching of the Buddha on how to live fully in the present moment.
This is a collection of the talks Thich Nhat Hanh gave to peaceworkers and meditation students during his tour of Buddhist centres in the US in 1985. Most of the talks were delivered to groups of students who were together for several days practising sitting and walking meditation, eating meals silently, and discussing how to create a more ...
Writer and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh provides straightforward advice for living happily and appreciating life's ubiquitous beauty. As in his outstanding book THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS, Hanh captures the nature of human suffering with compassion and empathy, and elucidates a core Buddhist concept that while pain is inevitable, suffering is ...
Through vivid metaphors, original allegories, and colorful stories, young people learn about handling anger, living in the present moment, and "interbeing"--the interconnectedness of all things. Thich Nhat Hanh offers various practices that children can do on their own or with others that will help them to transform anger and unhappiness and ...
This definitive collection includes more than 100 poems composed over the last forty years. Thich Nhat Hanh's clarity shines forth in "Call Me by My True Names, " transforming the pain and difficulty of war and exile into a celebration of awareness and the human spirit.
Thich Nhat Hanh's popular guide for putting unconditional love (even for our enemies) into practice is now available in a paperback edition. Hanh is the widest-selling Buddhist author in English worldwide. "Teachings on Love" sold more than 20,000 copies in hardcover. Advance galleys.
Beginning with a discussion of life in a Zen Buddhist monastery, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh provides a thorough overview of Zen practice, offering readers a clear explanation of the central elements of Zen practice and philosophy, and illustrating the character of Zen as practiced in Vietnam.
In this expansion of the teachings on mindful living begun in his best-selling "Being Peace, " Thich Nhat Hanh offers specific, practical instructions on extending meditation practice into one's daily life. The book features the conflict resolution tool of the Peace Treaty, the author's thoughts on a "diet for a mindful society" based on his ...
Through an imagined conversation between Jesus and Buddha, a Vietnamese monk points out what he sees as their shared visions, and in doing so, deepens many of their individual concepts.
This profound look at Buddhist psychology offers important insights into how Buddhism's ancient teachings apply to the modern world. Basing his work on the writings of the great fifth-century Buddhist master Vasubandhu and the teachings of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh focuses on the direct experience of recognizing the true nature of ...
The venerable Thich Nhat Hanh shows how to heighten awareness, release joy, and heal past hurts with guided meditation exercises for both beginning and experienced practitioners.
"Love in Action" offers essays on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. Thich Nhat Hanh writes eloquently in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. on the need for mindfulness and altruistic love as the basis for political action.
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