Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change [Paperback]

Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Daniel Berrigan (Foreword)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1993

Love in Action offers essays on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. Thich Nhat Hanh writes eloquently in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. on the need for mindfulness and altruistic love as the basis for political action.

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About the Author

Thich Nhat Hanh has played a central role both in the development of a socially-engaged Buddhism, and in the continued ecumenical religious witness for peace and justice in the face of the tremendous suffering of today�s world. During the war in Vietnam, he founded the School of Youth for Social Service, a movement of over 10,000 young people in support of peace in his homeland, and served as chair of the Buddhist Delegation to the Paris Peace Talks. His words and actions greatly impacted such figures as Martin Luther King, Jr., who in 1967 spoke out against the war, and nominated Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Parallax Press (May 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938077635
• ISBN-13: 978-0938077633
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bringer of peace to the modern world..., May 21, 2000

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This collection of writings by Thich Nhat Hanh spans over two decades of his reflections on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. The voice of a poet is mixed with the inner strength found in the works of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and the Dalai Lama. It is an important resource for anyone working for social change, or searching for strength from within.

Of Thich Nhat Hanh's more than sixty books, this one would be one of my picks of his "top ten," following closely behing PEACE IS EVERY STEP and BEING PEACE. Highly recommended.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a living saint, October 27, 2000

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Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the planets greatest resources.He has given his life to teaching and the eradication of suffering[or perhaps the transformation of suffering]. I first encounterd Nhat hanh in a jewel of a book, THE RAFT IS NOT THE SHORE,a dialogue with Daniel Berrigan,S.J.[soon to be reprinted]Sine then, i have read as much of Thich hat hanh as I can.This book is a group of essays and statements to the press covering a period form early in the vietnam war{Nhat Hanh has been in exile since the mid 1960's]up to the gulf war. The opening is a play {a short one] that takes place in vietnam. The other essays[very well written] cover like minded subjects: Buddhism in Vietnam, on simplicity,refugees{boat people,specifically] and the title piece.Along with Maha Ghosananda,{called the Gandhi of cambodia, the patriarch of Cambodian buddhism] nhat hanh is a boddhitsatva,a living saint. we are graced by his presence,and his writings.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STRONG MEDICINE AND MANUAL FOR LOVING COMPASSIONATE FORGIVING ACTION IN OUR WORLD OF WAR AND SUSPICION, May 23, 2007

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Please read carefully in prayer this excellent account of strong loving action stemming from the time of the Vietnam War and continuing today, as the author also speaks of healing the veterans of that war. This healing power we will need mor and more in our own naiton as thousands of deeply damaged young people return from Iraq and Afghanistan.

We need this book now in our lonely search for peace in a time of ovrwhelming and unavoidable warmongering, to read of the courageous and true spirit of peace in time of the Vietnam War, standing for peace despite all the madness around. Read this book carefully and find a true friend, a guide, a good soul, and hope for real and lasting peace through love in action.

The introduction by the Reverend Father Daniel Berrigan sets the context and ambience for the true poetry which follows. Thich Nhat Hanh in turn wrote a few pages for Father Berrigan's great Uncommon prayer: A book of Psalms. This author also wrote the famous The Raft Is Not the Shore: Conversations Toward a Buddhist/Christian Awareness, A Guide To Walking Meditation and several other spiritual guides as a quick search here of the amazon reveals.

Highly recommended and may your personal and spiritual library of this author open widely with this beginning book.