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At home in the world : stories and essential teachings from a monk's life / Thich Nhat Hanh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Parallax Press, 2016Description: 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781941529423
  • 1941529429
Subject(s):
Contents:
Life in Vietnam -- War and exile -- The blossoming of Plum Village -- At home in the world -- I have arrived.
Summary: This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories span the author’s life and they are used to enrich and teach the Dharma. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam, stories from his years as a teenaged novice and as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam. He also shares from his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 294.3927 N576 Available 33111008499275
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This collection of 81 dharma stories illustrate Thich Nhat Hanh's essential teachings on mindfulness, peace, and social engagement.

Collected here for the first time, these personal, autobiographical stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh perfectly illustrate his most essential teachings. The beauty of these simple lessons is that readers do not need to be versed in meditation or Buddhist practices to find peace, sanctuary, and sustenance here.

Told with his signature clarity and humor, these stories are drawn from the long span of Thich Nhat Hanh's life, from his childhood in rural Vietnam to his years as a teenaged novice, and as a young teacher and writer in his war-torn home country. Readers will also join Nhat Hanh on his later travels around the world teaching mindfulness, making pilgrimages to sacred sites, and meeting with world leaders.

This inspiring read follows in the tradition of Zen teaching stories-- dharma --that goes back at least to the time of the Buddha. Thich Nhat Hanh uses storytelling to share important teachings, insights, and life lessons. Despite his passing in 2022, hunger for his writing continues to widen and deepen as the benefits of mindfulness continue to seep into the global zeitgeist.

Life in Vietnam -- War and exile -- The blossoming of Plum Village -- At home in the world -- I have arrived.

This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories span the author’s life and they are used to enrich and teach the Dharma. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam, stories from his years as a teenaged novice and as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam. He also shares from his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.

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