Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living

Thich Nhat Hanh

Parallax Press, Oct 9, 2005 - Philosophy - 136 pages

The world-renowned Zen Buddhist teacher and author of No Mud, No Lotus presents mindfulness and meditation as tools for examining—and solving—both personal and global challenges.
 
In Touching Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh expands the teachings on practicing the art of mindful living begun in the best-selling Being Peace by giving specific, practical instructions on extending our meditation practice into our daily lives. Nhat Hanh reminds us to focus on what is refreshing and healing within and all around us, and how, paired with the practice of mindful breathing, it can be used as the basis for examining the roots of war and violence, alcoholism and drug abuse, and social alienation.

Included are classic Thich Nhat Hanh practices and teachings such as the conflict resolution tool of the Peace Treaty; his thoughts on a “diet for a mindful society” based on his interpretation of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings; and his early writings on the environment. With Touching Peace, Nhat Hanh shares his vision for rebuilding society through strengthening our families and communities, and realizing the ultimate dimension of reality in each act of our daily lives.

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User Review  - ajlewis2 - LibraryThing

This recording was not a reading of the book, but a recording of presentations to a group. It was about 2 hours long. I enjoyed the topic and what was said, but it was not a book as I had expected. I

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User Review  - JamesBlake - LibraryThing

Set of 7 cassettes of talks from retreat given in England in 1997. Covers a huge range of subjects, and includes talks for children. The question-and-answer session is particularly good.

Contents

• I: 1
• II: 11
• III: 23
• IV: 35
• V: 47
• VI: 61
• VII: 73
• IX: 81
• X: 99
• XII: 117

About the author

Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living
• Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Parallax Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1935209043, 9781935209041
• Length: 136 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Mindfulness & Meditation; Family & Relationships / Conflict Resolution; Philosophy / Buddhist