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This title in other formats:For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Lifeby Thich Nhat Hanh
Review-a-Day (What is Review-a-Day?)"This exquisite little book clearly explains the heart of the Buddha's teachings on engagement and responsibility for the individual, and they are as relevant today as they were in the Buddha's time — or, for that matter, as they were during the Vietnam War." Chris Faatz, Powells.com (read the entire Powells.com review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Five Mindfulness Trainings — protecting life, acting with generosity, behaving responsibly in sexual relationships, speaking and listening deeply and mindfully, and avoiding substance abuse — are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In For a Future to be Possible, Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh and fourteen prominent co-authors discuss these Five Mindfulness Trainings and offer insights and challenges for how they might play an important role in our personal lives and in society. Review:"A beautiful, wise, sensitive book for Buddhists and those open to learning from other traditions. Highly recommended." Library Journal Review:"The great and gentle strength of Thich Nhat Hanh's teaching is to show us that a vision of a world in peace is not only possible, but that it begins here, begins now, with each one of us looking deeply within, and honoring our limitless potential." Sogyal Rinpoche Review:"Good medicine for our wayward minds and forgetful hearts." Joan Halifax Review:"Thich Nhat Hanh's deep understanding of the precepts [trainings] and his actual contact with today's suffering make these rewordings profound." Turning Wheel Review:"The insightful and penetrating commentaries on the precepts, by one of the wisest and most compassionate spiritual guides of our times, offer challenging responses to the most difficult moral dielmmas we face." Fellowship in Prayer Review:"Thich Nhat Hanh has written a strong version of the Five Buddhist Mindfulness Trainings; it will inspire us and our difficult end-of-the-Twentieth-Century world. His thinking has gone through fire — war in and outside of Vietnam, the destruction and building of communities, the conditions of life in the East and in the West. These are the precepts of Buddhism as they have evolved throught the most exacting tests." Maxine Hong Kingston Synopsis:Introduction by Joan Halifax. Afterword by Jack Kornfield. About the AuthorThich Nhat Hahn, since age sixteen, has been a Buddhist monk, a peace activist, and a seeker of the way. The master of one of the most prominent temples in Vietnam, he has written more than one hundred books of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, and has founded universities and social service organizations. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. He makes his home in France and Vermont. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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