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The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh offers a profound collection of teachings and insights from the renowned Buddhist monk and peace advocate Thich Nhat Hanh. This book provides readers with accessible wisdom on mindfulness, living with peace, and the art of being present in daily life. It's an invitation to embrace simplicity and harmony through reflections that cultivate inner peace and compassion.
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A treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh—now reissued in a new Shambhala Pocket Library series.

A treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.

Since Thich Nhat Hanh's exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, this Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to become one of the most influential and beloved spiritual masters of our age. The seeming simplicity of his words belies the power of this teaching to touch the heart and mind and to inspire spiritual practice. These selections, taken from his many published works, together make up a concise introduction to all his major themes and distil his teachings on the transformation of individuals, relationships, and society.

The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.

The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distil the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781611804447

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc

Contributors:

  • Edited by Melvin McLeod

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 107.0mm

Height: 171.0mm

Weight: 147g

Pages: 184

About the Author

A Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, THICH NHAT HANH is an internationally known author, poet, scholar, and peace activist, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is the author of numerous books, including the bestsellingPeace Is Every StepandThe Miracle of Mindfulness. He is the leader of monastic communities in New York, California, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, and his teachings inspire several hundred local groups of lay practitioners across the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

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