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Be Still and Know: Reflections from Living Buddha, Living Christ

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I passed by this book four times, picking it up, and putting it down - three times. It seemed too much money for so little book. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you are someone who can think and read between the line(s) (as many of the exceprts ARE just one line!) then this will be a very fulfilling book for you. If you need a framework to support the observations, then maybe you should get the full book. Either way, it's a wonderful way to spend many a half an hour, reading and re-reading.

This is a very well written, informative and thoughtful book. While not very long, it contains bits of wisdom that will actually make the reader contemplate what they are reading. I read this while sitting in the library, but would not hesitate to buy it from one of the "lower price" sellers. A good blend of Christianity and Buddhism. Recommended!

Thich Nhat has recognized the bridge between Christianity and Buddhism that could be applied to all philosophies. "Be Still and Know" is a compilation of meditations derived from his work, "Living Buddha, Living Christ". Each meditation is an invitation to open our minds to the whole and to eliminate the barriers and limitations invented by the religious. Truth, peace and acceptance are the paths he lays out for us to follow if we so choose.Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition

Thank you! This book arrived timely & in great shape!

Have a blessed day!

Kathleen S Vaccaro

I received the book as a gift. I found it thoughtfully written, well intended, and engaging. Having more than a passing acquaintance with "indigenous Buddhism" and having lived a few blocks from one of the largest Buddhist Temples in North America ( a Thai Temple in L.A.)the author puts a very different "Nouveau/California/New Age face on Buddhism. His quotations from the Bible are out of context and misapplied. I commend him for his desire to get along with others peacefully but his understanding of Christ, what Christ claimed about himself and other concepts from the Bible are flawed. His version of Buddhism, with a decidedly post modern flair is a far cry from what is practiced around the world, including Tibetan Buddhism.