Thich Nhat Hanh Paperback, 294 pages, 215 x 134mm Written with the simplicity and clarity for which the author is well known, the four noble truths, the eightfold path and the doctrine of emptiness are explained in a way which is both lucid and original.
Thich Nhat Hanh brings his gift of clear and poetic expression to these core Buddhist teachings, making these practices accessible and showing us how the very suffering that is holding us down can be the path to our liberation. He reveals how the heart of the Buddha lies within each of us, and entering it means to be present for ourselves, our suffering and our joys. To enter the heart of the Buddha means to touch the world of no-birth and no-death, the world where water and wave are one.
"To make hell into paradise, we need only change the mind on which it is based." Thich Nhat Hanh. The author, himself a Zen master, here unfolds an explanation of core Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. He makes these practices accessible to Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, showing how our very suffering can be the path to our liberation.
