An essential resource for people who practice mindful living, or for anyone interested in liturgy, the newly revised Chanting from the Heart reflects Thich Nhat Hanh's contemporary emphasis on ecumenism. The book contains traditional and contemporary chants and recitations for daily spiritual practice; ceremonial texts for special occasions like weddings, remembering the deceased, and honoring Buddha’s birthday; and verses for day-to-day activities such as blessing a meal, sweeping, drinking tea, and washing the dishes. Also included are more than 20 discourses comprising some of Buddha’s most fundamental teachings, including the Heart Sutra, the Discourse on the Mindfulness of Breathing, the Discourse on Happiness, the Discourse on Taking Refuge in Oneself, and the Discourse on Love. This lovely book is a quintessential reference for Buddhist practitioners on any level of experience and for anyone who wants to celebrate life and the art of mindful living.
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Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese monk, a renowned Zen master, a poet, and a peace activist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1967, and is the author of many books, including the best-selling The Miracle of Mindfulness.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfect for personal practice or with a Sangha,
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This book is excellent for those who are cultivating a personal, at home Buddhist practice in the Vietnamese Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. It can also be used for group practice, as part of a Sangha (Buddhist group).
I begin with 20 minutes of sitting mediation, then walking meditation, then I use the book to begin with "Sutra Opening Verse", then i might read a sutra or discourse, then close with "Sharing the Merit" and another 20 minutes of sitting mediation. It's all here, when to ring the bells, etc. Besides providing form for your personal practice the book also includes ceremonies such as reciting the 5 Mindfulness Trainings (precepts), 14 Precepts of the Order of Interbeing, Weddings, Funerals, etc. There is a companion CD called "Breath by Breath" that provides the tone, sound, etc of the chanting and recitations of many of the ceremonies described in "Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices". A Lotus for You, A Buddha to Be, David Lee Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
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beautiful for practitioners,
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This review is from: Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices (Paperback)
I purchased this book and the accompanying CD on a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh this summer. They have helped me keep the retreat alive for myself. Nice ways to weave Buddhist practice through daily life.
However, I'm not sure whether this book will be very interesting or useful for someone who is not committed to Buddhist practice. I would direct those buyers to "Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life".
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Isolated? Without guidance or assistance into your/our future? This has become a much needed resource, to further an internal need of . . .life. Inspirational! Exceptional in its daily practices. - BE -
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THERE ARE MANY different ways to cultivate mindfulness in our lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
own awakened nature, liberating themselves forever from illusion, realizing perfect nirvana, benefits without limit, support along the path, beautifully seated, unequaled mantra, interdependent origins, highest mantra, unwholesome mental formations, helping living beings, realizing harmony, practicing mindful breathing, source every moment, incorruptible truth, wholesome seeds, mindfulness trainings, paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha, noble community, sharing the merit, life without boundaries, internal knots, numerous beings, highest understanding, loving speech Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THERE ARE MANY different ways to cultivate mindfulness in our lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
own awakened nature, liberating themselves forever from illusion, realizing perfect nirvana, benefits without limit, support along the path, beautifully seated, unequaled mantra, interdependent origins, highest mantra, unwholesome mental formations, helping living beings, realizing harmony, practicing mindful breathing, source every moment, incorruptible truth, wholesome seeds, mindfulness trainings, paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha, noble community, sharing the merit, life without boundaries, internal knots, numerous beings, highest understanding, loving speech Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Three Jewels, Ten Directions, World-Honored One, Five Mindfulness Trainings, Order of Interbeing, Namo Shakyamunaye Buddhaya, Awakened One, Ancestral Teachers, Mind of Love, Pure Land, Thich Nhat Hanh, Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, Parallax Press, Sanghakarman Master, Fourfold Communities, Bodhisattva of Great Action, Five Skandhas, Sangha Convener, Bodhisattva of Great Understanding, Shakyamuni Buddha, Bodhisattva of Great Aspiration, Five Aggregates, The Bodhisattva Avalokita, Five Awarenesses New!
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