Thich Nhat Hanh, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, bell hooks, Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder, Maha Ghosananda, Charles Johnson, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Matthieu Ricard, and many others are featured alongside each other in this foundational trove of Buddhist essays, poems, and teachings.

Now a modern classic, True Peace Work is the premier collection of writings on the practice of Engaged Buddhism, a term that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh coined in the 1960s as part of his peace work in Vietnam that has grown to become a worldwide movement. The topics covered here are especially relevant in today's world: from creating nonviolent social change, to raising climate awareness, to simply learning how to walk (and enjoy it). This is not purely an activist's manual, however. True Peace Work is a spiritual bedrock that is as timeless as it is timely, one that insists on the connection between peace in oneself and peace in the world.

Originally published in 1996 as Engaged Buddhist Reader, this revised edition has been expanded for our current time with a new introduction and additional contributors.
True Peace Work: Essential Writings on Engaged Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Paralax Press, 2019, Paperback, 380 pages, $19.95

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.

Introduction to the Second Edition	xi
Part I: Being Peace
Suffering Is Not Enough - Thich Nhat Hanh	3
Cultivating Altruism - The Dalai Lama	7
Letting Go of Suffering - Maha Ghosananda	13
Spiritual Practice and Social Action - Jack Kornfield	17
Enoughness - Bill McKibben	23
Part II: Touching Peace
Life Is a Miracle - Thich Nhat Hanh	29
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps - Robert Aitken	37
Walking Meditation - Thich Nhat Hanh	49
In the Moments of Non-Awakening - Andrew Yang	53
The Good News - Thich Nhat Hanh	63
Part III: Compassion in Action
Love in Action - Thich Nhat Hanh	69
Engaged Buddhism - Kenneth Kraft	77
Buddhism in a World of Change - Sulak Sivaraksa	85
Nagarjuna's Guidelines for Buddhist Social Action - Robert A. F. Thurman	97
Please Call Me by My True Names - Thich Nhat Hanh	113
Be Peace Embodied - Charles Johnson	121
Days and Months - Sister Chan Khong	131
Buddhism and the Possibilities of a Planetary Culture - Gary Snyder	145
Genuine Compassion - The Dalai Lama	151
Part IV: The Greening of the Self
The Bells of Mindfulness - Thich Nhat Hanh	163
Reflections on the Fire Sermon - Bhikkhu Bodhi	167
Watering the Seed of Mindfulness - Peter Matthiessen	177
The Sun My Heart - Thich Nhat Hanh	183
Reflections on the Paris Climate Conference - Brother Phap Dung	195
The Greening of the Self - Joanna Macy	207
Part V: Community
Community as a Resource - Thich Nhat Hanh	223
I Vow Not to Burn Out - Mushim Patricia Ikeda	243
The Six Principles of Harmony - Sister Annabel Laity	249
Where the Heart Lives - Zenju Earthlyn Manuel	257
Precious Jewel - Sister Jina van Hengel	269
Mindfulness and the Police - Cheri Maples	273
Part Vi: For a Future to Be Possible
Why We Need a Global Ethic - Thich Nhat Hanh	295
Hope at the Edge - Roshi Joan Halifax	303
Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love - bell hooks	317
Wisdom and Compassion at the Service of Others - Matthieu Ricard	329
Hope for the Future - The Dalai Lama	341
Collective Awakening and the Five Mindfulness Trainings - Thich Nhat Hanh	349
About the Contributors	369
Sources	381