No Death, No Fear; Being Peace; & Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hahn

[esmeraldus_neo]

The first of Thich Nhat Hahn's books I read was No Death, No Fear.

This is from the very beginning of the inside front flap, but so far it's one of my favorite parts.

There is a story about a Zen master whose monastery was overrun by marauding soldiers. When the Zen master did not appear frightened, the soldiers' captain said, "Don't you know who I

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Buddhism and Thought

[rubynye]

Thank you for these reviews. I've been thinking about Buddhism recently, considering learning more about it (if I should), and learning about these books is very helpful.

[b_writes]

There is something sort of amazing about Thich Nhat Hahn, isn't there? I've read a lot of Buddhist writers, but he's just...transcendant.

[esmeraldus_neo]

Someone recommended Pema Chodron to me, and I tried reading one of her books, but her focus didn't quite work for me.

I've been told that Thich Nhat Hahn's Buddhism is a very particular kind of Vietnamese Buddhism (as opposed to some universal Buddhist doctrine), but it really works for me. His words resonate with my way of thinking--as if he knows how I need to be instructed.

[b_writes]

I haven't read anything by her.

Wikipedia calls it Engaged Buddhism. Vietnamese Buddhism is unique, in and of itself, IIRC-- every Buddhism-adopting culture pretty much has its own traditions. They're one of the more gender-neutral traditions, too.

[esmeraldus_neo]

That makes sense. It's the humanism that calls to me.