True Love: A Practice for Awakening the HeartThe renowned Zen master and peace activist introduces a Buddhist approach to practicing authentic love in our everyday lives In this eye-opening guide, Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity, warmth, and directness, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—explaining how to experience them in our day-to-day lives. He also emphasizes that in order to love in a real way, we must first learn how to be fully present in our lives, and he offers simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that anyone can use to establish the conditions of love. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is an internationally known author, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. |
Contents
Recognizing the Presence | 13 |
Being There When Someone | 19 |
Deep Listening | 33 |
Learning to Speak with Love | 39 |
Restoring Peace within | 43 |
Caring for Our Pain | 55 |
11 | 65 |
Reconciliation | 71 |
Coming to Life Again | 81 |
Everybody Should Practice | 91 |
About the Author | 103 |
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