Cultivating the Mind of Love [Paperback]

Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Natalie Goldberg (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2008

When Thich Nhat Hanh was a 24-year-old monk, he fell desperately in love with a nun of 20. He couldn’t sleep, and stayed up all night writing poetry. This book taps that experience in an ambitious double narrative that interweaves his memories of that first love with how it was transmuted into boddhichitta with a thoughtful study of the Mahayana Buddhist sutras. Through this unusual approach, Nhat Hanh shows readers how to nurture their own "mind of love" and bring joy and hope to themselves and those around them.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Parallax Press; 2nd edition (February 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888375787
• ISBN-13: 978-1888375787
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational and spiritual influence in our daily lives., January 16, 1999

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This review is from: Cultivating the Mind of Love: The Practice of Looking Deeply in the Mahayana Buddhist Tradition (Paperback)

This is a "can't stop reading" book. I have read Thich Nhat Hanh books before but this book is my favorite until now.Every page is filled with compelling teachings of buddhism and beauttiful thoughts. The book is a love story in which, Hanh basically combines the teachings of Buddah with the story of his first love. While reading this book you feel the love in the air and become totally happy. Don't believe me, find out for yourself.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thay comes to life in talking about his own love story, July 7, 2009

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This review is from: Cultivating the Mind of Love: The Practice of Looking Deeply in the Mahayana Buddhist Tradition (Paperback)

I was deeply touched by this beautiful book. I have read many of Thich Nhat Hanh's books and have come to revere him as a wise and understanding spiritual teacher. In Cultivating the Mind of Love, he also shares his personal side, which really made him come to life for me. I admired his courage in talking about his own experience of falling in love, (which he readily admits monks are not supposed to do) to offer us a message about love. With his usual eloquence, Thay uses his own love story to explain how personal love can be transformed to service a greater love for all beings, or the true essence of the term bodhichitta, in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. For those on the spiritual path, this book also offers great insights into the value of dharma, sangha and other Buddhist concepts. Romantics also will not be disappointed!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent thoughts, July 10, 2011

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This review is from: Cultivating the Mind of Love (Paperback)

I am very taken with Thich Nhat Hanh, and will read anything he has written at least once. Some of his earlier works are a bit too academic for me, but the rest of his work talks directly to me, and has been very helpful in changing course in my life.