Finding Our True Home Living in the Pure Land Here and Now

by Nhat Hanh, Thich

• ISBN13: 9781888375343
• ISBN10: 1888375345
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-09
• Publisher: Parallax Press

Summary

Finding Our True Home presents a new definitive translation of the Amitabha Sutra along with Thich Nhat Hanh’s first commentary on one of the most practiced forms of Buddhism in the world, the Pure Land school.

Introduced in the Buddha’s own lifetime, Pure Land practice puts us in touch with the beauty in our own world and brings us the security, solidity, and freedom we need in order to truly enjoy it. Realizing that Buddha is within us, we see that the Pure Land (paradise) is here and now, rather than in the future. Finding Our True Home will open a new Dharma door to many students of meditation.

Author Biography

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most revered Zen teachers in the world today. His best-selling books include Happiness and Peace Is Every Step. He lives in Plum Village in southwest France, where he teaches the art of mindful living.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Pure Land is Now or Never	p. 7
The Smaller Amitabha Sutra	p. 13
Practicing in the Pure Land	p. 21
Where is the Pure Land?	p. 22
The Three Levels of Practice	p. 27
The Nine Lotus Grades	p. 37
The Meditation School and the Pure Land School Are One	p. 45
Commentary on the Smaller Amitabha Sutra	p. 51
Suffering and Happiness Inter-are	p. 52
The Environment of the Pure Land	p. 58
The Birds Are Singing the Dharma	p. 65
Dwelling Happily	p. 75
The Limitless Light of Mindfulness	p. 80
Building Our Land of Great Happiness	p. 86
Recollecting the Buddha	p. 96
Faith, Aspiration, and Practice	p. 110
The Path of Purification	p. 120
The Three Sources of Energy	p. 135
Endnotes	p. 141
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