What is the right way to live? How do I balance my work and my family? Why do I worry, even when everything is okay? How can I repair my relationship with my parents? In Answers from the Heart, each answer is a conscise summary of Thich Nhat Hanh's own insight based on his lifetime of practice. Together, the question and answers provide a useful guide for dealing with concrete problems, an accessible way into Buddhist teachings, and a lively glimpse into the connection between students and their teacher.

Answers from the Heart: Compassionate and Practical Responses to Life's Burning Questions, Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, Paperback, 124 pages, 2009,$16.95.

Thich Nhat Hanh has survived three wars, persecution, and more than thirty years of exile. A Buddhist monk, he is the master of a temple in Vietnam, the lineage of which is traceable across two centuries to the Buddha himself. Hanh has written more than 100 books of poetry, fiction and philosophy, wit over a million copies in print. He live in France and Vermont, He is the author of Living Buddha, Living Christ and Anger.

	Contents: Answers from the Heart: Practical responses to life's burning questions
	Introduction	7
	Chapter 1: Daily Life	13
	Chapter 2: Family, Parenting, and Relationships	37
	Chapter 3: Spiritual Practice	65
	Chapter 4: Engaged Buddhism	95
	Chapter 5: Sickness and Health, Death and Dying	127
	Chapter 6: Children's Questions	145
	Chapter 7: Practices for Daily Mindfulness	171