"Our biggest fear," says poet and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "is that we will become nothing when we die. If we think that we cease to exist when we die, we have not looked very deeply at ourselves."
With hard-won wisdom and refreshing insight, Thich Nhat Hanh confronts a subject that has been contemplated by Buddhist monks and nuns for twenty-five-hundred yearsÑand a question that has been pondered by almost anyone who has ever lived: What is death? In No Death, No Fear, the acclaimed teacher and poet examines our concepts of death, fear, and the very nature of existence. Through Zen parables, guided meditations, and personal stories, he explodes traditional myths of how we live and die. Thich Nhat Hanh shows us a way to live a life unfettered by fear.
No Death, No Fear, Thich Nhat Hanh, Penguin, Paperback, 2002, 194 Pages, $15.00
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.
| Foreword |
ix |
| Where Do We Come From? Where Do We Go? |
1 |
| The Real Fear |
17 |
| The Practice of Looking Deeply |
37 |
| Transforming Grief and Fear |
57 |
| New Beginnings |
91 |
| The Address of Happiness |
103 |
| Continuing Manifestations |
119 |
| Fear, Acceptance and Forgiveness: The Practice of Touching the Earth |
133 |
| Accompanying the Dying |
173 |
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