True Peace Work: Essential Writings on Engaged Buddhism

Thich Nhat Hanh, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, bell hooks, Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder, Maha Ghosananda, Charles Johnson, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Matthieu Ricard, and many others are featured alongside each other in this foundational trove of Buddhist essays, poems, and teachings.

Now a modern classic, True Peace Work is the premier collection of writings on the practice of Engaged Buddhism, a term that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh coined in the 1960s as part of his peace work in Vietnam that has grown to become a worldwide movement. The topics covered here are especially relevant in today's world: from creating nonviolent social change, to raising climate awareness, to simply learning how to walk (and enjoy it). This is not purely an activist's manual, however. True Peace Work is a spiritual bedrock that is as timeless as it is timely, one that insists on the connection between peace in oneself and peace in the world.

Originally published in 1996 as Engaged Buddhist Reader, this revised edition has been expanded for our current time with a new introduction and additional contributors.

Author: Parallax Press, Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher: Parallax Press
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781946764454
ISBN10: 1946764450
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Zen (see also Philosophy | Zen)
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation
- Philosophy | Buddhist

About the Author
Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, whose mission is to publish books and media on the art of mindful living and Engaged Buddhism. Parallax is based in Berkeley, California.