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Interbeing, 4th Edition: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism Kindle Edition
by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Chan Khong (Foreword), Sister Annabel Laity (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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The beloved Zen teacher presents 14 mindfulness teachings for living consciously and ethically in uncertain times—perfect for social activists, Engaged Buddhists, and anyone eager for long-term global change.
If you want to live life as an active agent for change: begin here. Originally formulated by Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam War, Interbeing is a call to collective awakening and a guidebook for getting there.
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a radical expression of Buddhist ethics and morality that offer essential insights for existing mindfully, and not burning out. This fourth edition introduces the most up-to-date revision of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, with fresh commentary on living in contemporary society. Extra depth is added with a new foreword by Sister Chan Khong, one of the first 6 people to be ordained as a monastic by Thich Nhat Hanh, who opens a vivid personal window into the history and lineage of these trainings.
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Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most revered Zen teachers in the world today. His best-selling books include Be Free Where You Are and Peace of Mind. He lives in Plum Village in southwest France. Nhat Hanh has been teaching the art of mindful living for more than 70 years.
Jason DeAntonis is an award-winning Bay Area artist, known for his sumi ink illustrations, and his fine carpentry and custom furniture. He has also worked in sculpture, costume design, glass blowing, painting, printmaking, and book illustration. His work has appeared in Mindfulness in the Garden, How to Sit, How to Eat, How to Walk, How to Love, and How to Relax. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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ASIN : B07YJZ1R5K
Publisher : Parallax Press (5 May 2020)
Language : English
File size : 2366 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
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Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 217 pages
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Ever since the 1970’s Thich has been the guiding light for mindfulness. I remember when I was a young boy in Belarus. It was spring time maybe fall. Either way we were doing some mindfulness in the backyard. And that’s who and what we read to each other at dusk.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great for all followers of Thay and plum Village.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2024
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a good book about the community.
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An excellent primer on the foundational principles of mindful living. Deeply enjoyable read. Hope this book encourages all of us.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful little bookReviewed in the United States on 12 May 2022
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I love Master Thay’s writings. Soothing and peaceful
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Dr. S
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful writing but eye-straining fontReviewed in the United States on 18 May 2020
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Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is always full of wisdom and direction, for me. The problem with this book is the printing. Instead of a normal-sized, single-spaced font, the book is printed with wide margins, double spacing, and small font--I'm thinking maybe 8-point font? This makes it very uncomfortable for my middle-aged eyes to read. If you're not in the first third of your lifespan, you may want to look for a different edition with larger font.
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Interbeing: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism
Thich Nhat Hanh
,
Chan Khong
(Foreword)
,
Annabel Laity
(Translator)
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The beloved Zen teacher presents 14 Buddhist teachings for living consciously and ethically in uncertain times—perfect for social activists, Engaged Buddhists, and anyone eager for long-term global change. If you want to live life as an active agent for begin here. Originally formulated by Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam War, Interbeing is a call to collective awakening and a guidebook for getting there. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a radical expression of Buddhist ethics and morality that offer essential insights for existing mindfully, and not burning out. This fourth edition introduces the most up-to-date revision of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, with fresh commentary on living in contemporary society. Extra depth is added with a new foreword by Sister Chan Khong, one of the first 6 people to be ordained as a monastic by Thich Nhat Hanh, who opens a vivid personal window into the history and lineage of these trainings.
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Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who then lived in southwest France where he was in exile for many years. Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary family name used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan. He was often considered the most influential living figure in the lineage of Lâm Tế (Vietnamese Rinzai) Thiền, and perhaps also in Zen Buddhism as a whole.
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September 15, 2020
Interbeing was not the book I was expecting it to be, though I found a lot of good insight in it nonetheless. The first two sections are a valuable foreword by Sister Chan Khong talking about the history of the Order of Interbeing and a brief series of chapters by Thich Nhat Hanh explaining the ideas that animate the Order. After that come the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings which form the core of the Order's teaching, with accompanying commentary. I really enjoyed these concise principles, and as always Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is rendered in beautifully compact, elegant, accessible prose.
After that, however, the book provides the charter of and scripts for the ceremonies conducted by the Order of Interbeing. The charter is a pretty typical document for such a group, though clearly tied to their philosophy; the ceremonies are primarily made up of recitations of the Fourteen Trainings (and in one case, the Five Mindfulness Trainings for all members, rather than the core ones). While these are interesting, they feel mostly like a repeat of the beginning chapters; after all, I'm not going to be conducting these ceremonies.
In the end, an engaging and helpful book, but not one that I would suggest people start with (or necessarily read cover-to-cover).
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July 6, 2020
The 14 mindfulness trainings are like a stacked cairn of wisdom to lead travelers along a path towards joy, happiness, peace and reverence for all humans and nature.
“Life is available only in the present moment so commit to live deeply each moment of daily life” is just one of the stacked stones to encourage us to dwell happily in this present moment.
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An excellent primer on the foundational principles of mindful living. Deeply enjoyable read. Hope this book encourages all of us.
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December 29, 2022
Similar to the 5 Mindfulness Trainings, but even better
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July 12, 2023
only read until the end of the 14 mindfulness trainings... dont plan on being a monk or a spiritual leader anytime soon
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August 18, 2023
It's basically a book about the Plum Village tradition. It goes through the trainings that lay people and monks do as being part of the tradition and is written in a very clear way. A fairly quick read with some notes and I found it very interesting and hopeful.
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October 19, 2023
I have so much respect and gratitude to the Order of Interbeing
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Beautifully written. Lots to think about and apply to daily living. Half of the book is a charter/ceremonies that are not necessarily relevant to a person not looking to join the OI.
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