Thich Nhat Hanh in his trademark exquisite simplicity gives tools and advice for transforming relationships and rejuvenating those parts of our that have been laid waste by anger. This is for every part of life: work, family, love and the world.
Wise and loving way to transform anger into peace.
Thich Nhat Hanh has lived an extraordinary life in an extraordinary time. Since age sixteen he has been a Buddhist monk, a peace activist and a seeker of the way. He has survived three wars, persecution, and more than 30 years of exile. He is the master of one of the most prominent temples in Vietnam and his lineage is traceable directly to the Buddha himself. He currently makes his home in France and Vermont.
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, Thich Nhat Hanh, Penguin Putnam Inc., 227 pp, Paperback, $16.00
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, with over a million copies in print. He live in France and Vermont, He is the author of Living Buddha, Living Christ and Anger.
CONTENTS: Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
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Introduction |
1
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One: |
CONSUMING ANGER |
13 |
Two: |
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE OF ANGER |
25 |
Three: |
THE LANGUAGE OF TRUE LOVE |
49 |
Four: |
TRANSFORMATION |
69 |
Five: |
COMMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION |
91 |
Six: |
YOUR HEART SUTRA |
111 |
Seven: |
NO ENEMIES |
127 |
Eight: |
DAVID AND ANGELINA: THE HABIT ENERGY OF ANGER |
147 |
Nine: |
EMBRACING ANGER WITH MINDFULNESS |
163 |
Ten: |
MINDFUL BREATHING |
179 |
Eleven: |
RESTORING THE PURE LAND |
191 |
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Appendix A: Peace Treaty |
207 |
Appendix B: The Five Mindfulness Trainings |
211 |
Appendix C: Guided Meditations for Looking Deeply and Releasing Anger |
215 |
Appendix D: Deep Relaxation |
221 |
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