Name: The heart of the Buddha's teaching
ISBN: 9780767903691

The heart of the Buddha's teaching

"If there is a candidate for 'Living Buddha' on earth today, it is Thich Nhat Hanh." • Richard Baker-roshi In The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, now with added material and new insights, Thich Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core teachings of Buddhism and shows us that the Buddha's teachings are accessible and applicable to our daily lives. With poetry and clarity, Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering and its role in creating compassion, love, and joy - all qualities of enlightenment. Covering such significant teachings as the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Doors of Liberation, the Three Dharma Seals, and the Seven Factors of Awakening, The Heart of the Buddha's Teachingis a radiant beacon on Buddhist thought for the initiated and uninitiated alike. "Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace, and peace on earth." • His Holiness the Dalai Lama "Thich Nhat Hanh is a real poet." • Robert Lowell

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echelon_muskFeb 2024

My favourite 'good in the beginning, middle and end' book on Buddhism is Thich Nhat Hanh's The Heart of the Buddha's teaching.

It is not like the typical western Buddhist/mindfulness books that obfuscate or obscure the Dharma.

It contains a wealth of wisdom and helped me overcome fundamental misunderstandings with regard to the Four Noble Truths. Suffering is exists, but not all is suffering!

I'd recommend this to anyone curious about wanting to know more about the Buddhist path.

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mtalantikiteMay 2023

For Buddhism I might recommend Thich Nhat Hanh's "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching" [1]. He's very clear and is careful to make sure he points out when a particular teaching he's describing might not be emphasized in other schools of Buddhism, but are still there as a foundation across all of them.

There are tons of sutras available at Access to Insight [2], which all schools of Buddhism use, but one (the Theravada) uses almost exclusively.

Another book that I found really illuminating was Chogyam Trungpa's "Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" [3]. It helps point out how the teachings can be put into practice.

[1] https://plumvillage.org/books/the-heart-of-the-buddhas-teach...

[2] https://www.accesstoinsight.org/

[3] https://www.shambhala.com/cutting-through-spiritual-material...

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koonsoloNov 2022

I'm an atheist like you, and there is one book that clicked for me: "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching" by Thich Nhat Hanh.

It has an excellent part about "rebirth", illustrated by waves and water. I now look at the world through different eyes. That is to say, I'm still atheist, love science, and that book never conflicts with reality. But I admit I was wrong on how I saw the world, and now I see it differently.

Zen Buddhism for me is a different way on how to look at the world.

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kradeelavMar 2022

"The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching" - Thich Nhat Hanh

It's not overly spiritual, but there's a relaxing, reassuring, thoughtful, and un-judging sense of peace that permeates this books. Brought me out of a really dark place when I was looking for reasons to keep existing.

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koonsoloMay 2020

"The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching" by Thich Nhat Hanh

Completely changed my world view. As someone who loves science, this book shows that Buddhism is not about belief but a way to look at the world. And that view might be closer to reality than the current one.

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Buddhas-Teaching-Transforming-L...

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koonsoloFeb 2019

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh completely changed how I look at life, death, etc. Basically how I perceive the world and myself and others.

I think any atheist rational person should read this, to get a more realistic view on himself/herself and the world around you.

Our society is too individual and self-centered, which is actually a wrong view on how the world works. I recommend this to anyone, especially when you lose someone or something big in your life.

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