| In The Heart of Buddha's Teaching, Thich
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| | straight. At points the book mentions
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| Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core
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| | something such as the Third Noble Truth
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| teachings of the Buddha. Namely, he
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| | while explaining one of the Twelve Links,
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| outlines The Four Noble Truths, The Noble
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| | and how that relates to the second noble
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| Eight-fold Path and several other basic
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| | truth. After a while, all of these
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| buddhist teachings. Hanh also works into
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| | enumerations, some with 40-50 entries can
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| the text well translated ancient buddhist
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| | make ones head spin.Also, the book does
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| texts as well as several parables from
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| | seem to assume some prior knowledge of
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| the Buddha himself as well as general
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| | some Buddhist or Hindu culture and
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| buddhist tradition. Hanh references his
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| | beliefs. A few eastern terms we
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| own life as a monk in Vietnam on
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| | unfamiliar to me and not fully explained.
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| occasion, both in times of war and
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| | While this was somewhat frustrating, I
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| peace.This is the first book I've read on
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| | could figure meaning from context and it
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| Buddhism, and Hanh, with elegant prose
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| | didn't really negatively effect my
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| opened my eyes to a new world of
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| | experience with the book a great
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| spiritual belief. I've read quite a bit
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| | deal.Overall, I would recommend reading
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| of Western Philosophy and although I've
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| | this work.I'll leave you with the
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| found it both interesting and well
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| | following small sampling of some of the
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| grounded, there has always been something
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| | interesting ideas I took from the book
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| of a lack of passion to it. Not so here.
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| | and facts about buddhist beliefs:
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| Hanh's writing reminds my old boss, for a
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| | Buddhism isn't in conflict with most
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| job I had a few years ago as a web
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| | other religions. In fact, some of the
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| developer. He managed to inspire my
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| | Buddha's own students were monks of other
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| co-workers and I to create great
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| | "faiths" Some beliefs in buddhism relate
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| software, with great care and efficiency.
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| | directly to the symbols of chinese
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| No one else since has been able to create
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| | writing After years of only oral
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| that kind of profession motivation in me.
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| | tradition keeping Buddhism alive, two
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| Like my old boss's kind and soft words,
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| | different groups decided to write down
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| Hanh's prose inspires. The Buddhist ideas
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| | the Buddha's teaching. Thus, what is
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| he teaches regarding ending suffering,
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| | known of Buddhism today comes from two
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| mindfullness and right action are as
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| | sources which can be compared and
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| logical as any philosophy of the time,
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| | scrutinized against one another for
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| but they also invoke some kind of true
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| | accuracy.
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| inspiration.Unfortunately, no book is
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| | Please click to buy: The Heart of
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| perfect and this is not without its
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| | Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh.You
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| shortcomings. Primarily, the book is
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| | can read more insightful book reviews at
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| filled with lists of interconnected ideas
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| | TristanHavelick.
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| that are often difficult to keep
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