Anger: Buddhist Wisdom for Cooling the Flames - Brossura

Hanh, Thich Nhat

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0712611819 ISBN 13: 9780712611817

Casa editrice: Rider, 2001

Riassunto

'Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity' Martin Luther King, Jr, in Nobel Peace Prize nomination

It was under the bodhi tree in India 2500 years ago that Buddha achieved the insight that three states of mind were the source of all our unhappiness: ignorance, obsessive desire and anger. All are equally difficult to control but, in one instant of anger, lives can be ruined, and our spiritual development can be destroyed. Twenty-five centuries after the Buddha's insight, medical science tells us that the Buddha was right: anger can also ruin our health. It is one of the most powerful emotions and one of the most difficult to change. Thich Nhat Hanh offers a fresh perspective on taking care of our anger as we would take care of a baby crying - picking it up, talking quietly to it, probing for what is making the baby cry. Laced with stories and techniques, Anger offers a wise and loving look at transforming this difficult emotion into peace and for bringing harmony and healing to all the areas and relationships in our lives that have been affected by anger.

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Recensione:

"Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace if applied, would build a monument of ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity."

"He shows us the connection between personal, inner peace, and peace on earth."

"Hanh doesn't limit his task to discussing anger between families and friends; he also deals with anger between citizens and governments. That expansive vision is not surprising (Hanh, after all, is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee) but it is refreshing, lifting this book out of the self-absorbed, self-help pile." (Publishers Weekly)

"Reminding us that small spiritual matters are really large spiritual matters, the author offers wisdom and serenity to comfort readers as they work through anger to a place of 'being peace." (Library Journal)

"An extremely important book" (Marina Abramovic Observer)

Descrizione del libro:

Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Zen master and internationally bestselling author shares Buddhist techniques for managing anger

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Rider
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0712611819
• ISBN 13: 9780712611817
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256