A Lifetime of Peace Essential Writings by and about Thich Nhat Hanh

by Willis, Jennifer Schwamm

• ISBN13: 9781569244418
• ISBN10: 1569244413
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-25
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

A Lifetime of Peace follows the successful model established by A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings by and about the Dalai Lama. It draws on dozens of sources to collect the very best writing by and about Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist. This timely collection is both a political and spiritual handbook which encompasses all of Thich Nhat Hanh's major themesmindfulness, love, truth, compassion, and peace on earth. In 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing the monk's lifelong efforts to encourage peace and reconciliation around the world. This important collection will not only present Hanh's writing about his experiences during the Vietnam War and excerpts from his journals, but also collect a range of other highlights, such as his advice for those entering into meditation practice and his unique insights into Buddhist and Christian theology. But above all, A Lifetime of Peace is a timely and thought-provoking examination of the nature of peaceboth as an inner state of being and as a real condition in the world.

Author Biography

Jennifer Schwamm Willis is a longtime yoga practitioner and editor of Why We Stay Together: 20 Writers on Marriage and its Rewards, Wizards: Stories of Mischief, Magic and Mayhem, and Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
by, Jennifer Schwamm Willis	xi
from FRAGRANT PALM LEAVES: Journals 1962-1966
by Thich Nhat Hanh	1	(30)
from CALL ME BY MY TRUE NAMES: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh	31	(8)
RELIGION IN THE WORLD
from THE RAFT IS NOT THE SHORE: Conversations Toward a Buddhist Christian Awareness
by Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hanh	39	(28)
from THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh	67	(20)
from BEING PEACE
by Thich Nhat Hanh	87	(16)
A ROSE FOR YOUR POCKET
by Thich Nhat Hanh	103	(10)
SELF-IMMOLATION
from THE RAFT IS NOT THE SHORE: Conversations Toward a Buddhist Christian Awareness
by Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hanh	113	(10)
TO VETERANS
from LOVE IN ACTION: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change
by Thich Nhat Hanh	123
from PRESENT MOMENT WONDERFUL MOMENT: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh	133	(12)
from TOUCHING PEACE: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh	145	(12)
INTERBEING: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
by the editors of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review	157	(18)
from FORA FUTURE TO BE POSSIBLE: Commentaries on the Five Wonderful Precepts
by Thich Nhat Hanh	175	(16)
from LIVING BUDDHA, LIVING CHRIST
by Thich Nhat Hanh	191	(20)
MINDFULNESS BELL: A Profile of Thich Nhat Hanh
by Trevor Carolan	211	(12)
from BE FREE WHERE YOU ARE
by Thich Nhat Hanh	223	(12)
ON BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF LOVE
by bell hooks	235	(16)
from ANGER: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
by Thich Nhat Hanh	251	(10)
WHAT I WOULD SAY TO OSAMA BIN LADEN: An interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh and Anne A. Simpkinson	261	(12)
from FRIENDS ON THE PATH: Living Spiritual Communities
by Thich Nhat Hanh	273	(22)
MAN IS NOT OUR ENEMY
by Thich Nhat Hanh	295	(14)
from No DEATH, No FEAR: Comforting Wisdom for Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh	309	(16)
Acknowledgments	325	(1)
Permissions	326	(3)
Bibliography	329