The Five Mindfulness trainings are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism.  In ‘For A Future to Be Possible’, Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh discusses these Five mindfulness Trainings and offers insights and chalenges for how they might play an important role in our personal lives and in society.  Nhat Hanh calls the Five Mindfulness Trainings a “diet for a mindful society,” and he hopes that this book will launch a discussion, transcending sectarian boundaries, on how we can agree upopn and practice moral guidelines that will alow us to sustain a compassionate and sane life together.

For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life, Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, Paperback, 1993 / 2007, 147 Pages, $12.95

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Nobel Prize. He is author of more than one hundred books, sixty in English, including Being Peace, The Energy of Prayer, and Present Moment Wonderful Moment. He lives at Plum Village, his meditation center in France, and travels worldwide, leading retreats on the art of meditation.