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Thich Nhat Hanh recommended reading
Hello. I'm still relatively new to Buddhism and have a little experience with the Mahayana tradition. However, stumbling on a book by Nhat Hanh (Peace is Every Step) in my local library left me wanting to read more by him. A trek down to my neighberhood used book store yielded "The Sun My Heart" and "Breathe! You're Alive." Excellent.
His prose style is simple and concise, very accessible, to me, the lay person.
I'd like to learn more from him about Buddhism in general, especially his thoughts on Zen and the Mahayana tradition. He's written so many books, where does one begin? or go further into.
Thank you
--Joe
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His prose style is simple and concise, very accessible, to me, the lay person.
I'd like to learn more from him about Buddhism in general, especially his thoughts on Zen and the Mahayana tradition. He's written so many books, where does one begin? or go further into.
Thank you
--Joe
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Feel free to stay for as long as you wish. You are amongst friends, and one of the best bunch of buddhists I've ever had the privilege to know......
Thich Nhat Hanh's home website is at Plum Village
He is a wonderful teacher and example of a practitioner in our modern world.
Best wishes
Have a good look, it should prove to be just what you're looking for!
--Joe
Let my clarify the word beautiful a little more. Anyone wanting to read about meditation and a concise analysis of one of Buddha's most important sutras, then that person should point themselves towards Breathe! You're Alive. Nhat Hanh lays out the sutra line by line and gives each an analysis with anecdotes and bits of wisdom. Peace covers, I think, the whole of his zen and mindfullness "philosophy,": from daily activities --walking and working, play and eating -- to full sitting meditation. While The Sun My Heart couples his mindfullness teachings with more warm anecdotes and discovers from modern quantum physics. All great, I'd say.
Check them out. Sorry for the long message, and if you are reading this right now, then thank you for reading my post.
Sambohdi, I saw that book at my local used bookstore too, sitting next to "Breathe!" It looked pretty interesting. I wasn't aware that it touched on the historical figures of them both. I'm guessing it draws on the similar parallels of their lives, and their teachings? Perhaps?
-Joe
A Zen koan for modern times...
Palzang