Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
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- Author：Thich Nhat Hanh
- ISBN：0062954792
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Reviews
Eva-Clare
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An empowering and comforting read。 I really enjoyed Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living， and No Mud No Lotus really helped me through some difficult moments， so I was very excited to get access to an advance copy of this one。 The title really drew me in and I was so curious about what Thich Nhat Hanh would say。 Most of my reading about climate change has been about systems change and strategic action， and it was only in reading this book that I've begun to understand the role of spirituality as An empowering and comforting read。 I really enjoyed Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living， and No Mud No Lotus really helped me through some difficult moments， so I was very excited to get access to an advance copy of this one。 The title really drew me in and I was so curious about what Thich Nhat Hanh would say。 Most of my reading about climate change has been about systems change and strategic action， and it was only in reading this book that I've begun to understand the role of spirituality as a game-changer。 The opening pages really moved me。 They were a real wake up call about my connection to nature， and I am now looking at the world so differently。This book is not only in Thich Nhat Hanh's voice; it includes a commentary （by one of his students） that really helped me make sense of his message and bring it down to earth a bit。 I also enjoyed how strong Thich Nhat Hanh's tone is - it really felt like a grandfather giving all he's got the young generation and reminded me of some of his passionate passages in Fragrant Palm Leaves。I found the chapter on "Brave Dialogue，" communication and collaboration really powerful， and it's already changing how I listen to those around me。 This book has made me see how I can invest more time and energy in climate activism without harming myself and my relationships。 Highly recommended。 I hope many people will read this book。 。。。more
Linden
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Thay， as he is called， opines we are all part of everything and everyone， past and present， as the wave is part of the ocean。 The author speaks of “two kinds of truth: the conventional truth and the ultimate truth。 On the level of conventional truth we differentiate mind from matter…humans from other species…。。but on the level of the ultimate truth this differentiation is not possible。” He speaks about mindfulness， compassion， and happiness。 Happiness has many doors， but if we close all but one Thay， as he is called， opines we are all part of everything and everyone， past and present， as the wave is part of the ocean。 The author speaks of “two kinds of truth: the conventional truth and the ultimate truth。 On the level of conventional truth we differentiate mind from matter…humans from other species…。。but on the level of the ultimate truth this differentiation is not possible。” He speaks about mindfulness， compassion， and happiness。 Happiness has many doors， but if we close all but one door， we may never be happy， so we should open all of the doors。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this thought-provoking book。 。。。more
Translator Monkey
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I love reading Thich Nhat Hanh and have read everything of his that I can get my hands on。 A lot of this rings very familiar， it's once again Thay's interpretation of bits of the Diamond Sutra for contemporary readers to easily digest， and applied against the backdrop of putting forward an effort to salvage what we can of an already dying planet。 Poignant， powerful， and 100% worth your time。I have an issue， however。 Most of the book does not carry Thay's written "voice。" In almost every other bo I love reading Thich Nhat Hanh and have read everything of his that I can get my hands on。 A lot of this rings very familiar， it's once again Thay's interpretation of bits of the Diamond Sutra for contemporary readers to easily digest， and applied against the backdrop of putting forward an effort to salvage what we can of an already dying planet。 Poignant， powerful， and 100% worth your time。I have an issue， however。 Most of the book does not carry Thay's written "voice。" In almost every other book I've read of Thay's， his voice is distinctive， peaceful， gentle， and direct。 This time around， I was left with the feeling that I was reading more of the translator than the author， or perhaps that Thay's previous writings have been slightly adjusted to match the topic material。 It also made me call into question Thay's physical ability to write a book right now， years after the massive stroke that's mostly taken him out of the limelight。 I even came to question whether or not this could be a crass move on the part of Plum Village leadership to wring out one last book from their most famous teacher。 I'm not suggesting this is the case， but the writing style was so starkly different that my mind started wandering off the topic on paper。Having said all that， I found the book to be as engaging as it needed to be， and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Buddhism。Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the privilege of a complimentary ARC。 This impacted neither my review nor rating。 。。。more
Toni
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