Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living (Paperback)

by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Arnold Kotler (Editor), Mayumi Oda (Drawings) "In Vietnam when I was a young monk, each village temple had a big bell, like those in Christian churches in Europe and America..." (more)
Key Phrases: five mindfulness trainings, store consciousness, ultimate dimension, Plum Village, Peace Treaty, Avatamsaka Sutra (more...)

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Product Description
In this sequel to Being Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how mindful awareness can help us see the roots of war, violence, substance abuse, and social alienation. Touching Peace offers a compelling vision for rebuilding society.

About the Author
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist. He has been a professor at Columbia and the Sorbonne, and was founder of a Buddhist University in Saigon. In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is author of more than one hundred books, forty in English, including the best-selling Living Buddha, Living Christ; Teachings on Love; Present Moment Wonderful Moment; Being Peace; and Anger. He lives at Plum Village, a meditation center in France, and travels worldwide, leading retreats on ""the art of mindful living. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Parallax Press; 1ST edition (September 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938077570
• ISBN-13: 978-0938077572
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #332,516 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, brilliant, monumental in impact, May 13, 1999

By A Customer

Touching Peace is short and simple. Hanh makes meditation easy to practice and understand. He also explains, succinctly, why it is important to practice conscious breathing and how a few conscious breaths can have a positive impact on emotions, health, relationships, and the community. It is zen in a nutshell.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful begining to personal and world peace, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

In yet another book, Thich Nhat Hanh has taken buddist living and brought to the west. His gentle style and caring for the peole reading this book bring first hand the benifits that living mindfully can bring to the planet.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, right to the point book., January 11, 2001

By	Wayne E. Barry (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Almost immediately when reading this book, I felt a sense of relief by the book's emphasis on breathing exercises and certain attitudinal healing that works to improve your own personal level of peace (internal and otherwise). I actually was putting Hahn's techniques into practice while reading the book, very helpful! I found certain eastern spiritual practices covered like Samsara, Sangha Building,etc. very mind opening and worthy of of putting into practice as a means of optimizing my spiritual life. A great book for those interested in meditation and spiritual growth.