The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1935728.htmlA book by a prominent Buddhist monk outlining key teachings of Buddhism. I started off rather liking it as an approach to mindfulness and how to process suffering and the good things about life. But after he Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, I sta...

First, I want to make a distinction between what Iâ??d like to call â??cultural Buddhismâ?? and â??secular Buddhismâ??. Secular Buddhism, much like secular Christianity, is a distilled version of cultural Buddhism made to fit the vogues of our society. Offensive elements are purged, unreasonable stories an...

The tag line of this book is "Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation." In Part I, the author writes about the Four Noble Truths. The First Noble Truth is Suffering (dukkha), the recognition that suffering is ever-present in our lives. The Second Noble Truth is the origin, roots, n...

This is the books we read at the study group of "Exploring Buddhism" at East West Crossings. I like this book very much. In particular, the way Thich Naht Hahn's comment on the Buddha today may as well be a Sangha, a community of meditators who are already treading on the path of liberation. His...

A handbook for the basics of Buddhist philosophy as it relates to personal transformation. Thich Nhat Hanh emphasizes teachings that came "directly" from the Buddha rather than later Buddhist teachers. Also it's not an overview of different kinds of Buddhism, or all traditional Buddhist beliefs (...