True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart

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The renowned Zen master and peace activist introduces a Buddhist approach to practicing authentic love in our everyday lives

In this eye-opening guide, Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity, warmth, and directness, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—explaining how to experience them in our day-to-day lives. He also emphasizes that in order to love in a real way, we must first learn how to be fully present in our lives, and he offers simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that anyone can use to establish the conditions of love. 

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is an internationally known author, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shambhala
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ 32863rd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590304047
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590304044
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.61 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.33 x 6.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #55,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Zen Spirituality #232 in Love & Romance (Books) #1,084 in Psychology & Counseling
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