Answers From The Heart
Thich Nhat Hanh . Aleph Book Company . English
�[Thick Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on Earth.� � his Holiness the Dalai Lama what is the right way to live? How do I balance My work and My Family? Why do I worry, even when everything is okay? How can I repair My relationship with My parents? In answers from the heart, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his personal, heartfelt, and often surprising answers to fifty of the most pressing and common questions he has ever been asked. Each answer is a concise summary of Thich Nhat hanh�s own insight based on his lifetime of practice. The book is divided into sections: daily life, living and dying, engaged Buddhism, mindfulness practice, family and relationships, and children�s questions. Together, the questions and answers provide a useful guide for dealing with concrete problems, an accessible way in to Buddhist teachings, and a lively glimpse into the connection between students and their teacher.
Categories: Personal Transformation
About the Author
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926�2022) was? a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, and peace activist and one of the most revered and influential spiritual teachers in the world?. Born in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. His work for peace and reconciliation during the war in Vietnam moved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. In Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh founded Van Hanh Buddhist University and the School of Youth for Social Service, a corps of Buddhist peace? workers. Exiled as a result of his work for peace, he continued his humanitarian efforts, rescuing boat people and helping to resettle refugees. ?In 1982 he established Plum Village France, the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe? and the hub of the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism?.?? Over seven decades of teaching, he published a hundred books, which have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
