The Art of Living

Habe es mittlerweile schon 2 x verschenkt und hat ihnen gefallen

I purchased this for someone's birthday and I've since heard nothing but praise about it. From what I'm told it's a great title in every way and worth every penny of what I paid for it. I'd therefore recommend it wholeheartedly.

Excellent and easy to approach to Buddhism. A lot of wonderful insight to live life by.

I have infinite respect for Thich Nhat Hanh, and view him, in my heart, as one of the greatest human beings of my lifetime.But I own about 8 of his books. At significant times, they have helped me profoundly in time of need, and for that I am grateful.All I am saying is that if you've read a couple of his books, you've been given all you need.

A marvellous book that manages to be both re-affirming and challenging - 5 StarsAlthough I’ve read a good few books on Buddhist teachings and mindfulness over the years, this is the first I’ve read by Thich Nhat Hanh. I soon chose not to read it from cover-to-cover in one or two evenings as I’d planned, but read a chapter, or even just a section, on most days over an extended period. I think this approach worked better for me, and enabled me to gain more from it.The essential messages are simple (They always were!), but I’ve rarely encountered a book that has made me pay such close attention. One of the main reasons for that is ‘The Art of Living’ is very readable. It also, I have to say, succeeded in making me re-think my interpretation of some of the basic concepts behind Buddhist teachings. 'Emptiness' was, and still is, a real challenge!Uplifting, questioning, and reaffirming, this book had great relevance. No, I didn’t agree with every word, but then this is not about learning by rote, it’s very much a stimulus that’s pertinent to finding where you ‘fit’ as an individual and as a part of a greater whole…and, I guess that’s as blissfully variable as we all are.