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  <title><![CDATA[Being Peace]]></title>
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  <default_description>Since its publication in 1987, &lt;i&gt;Being Peace&lt;/i&gt; has become a classic of contemporary religious literature. In his simple and readable style, Thich Nhat Hanh shows how our state of mind and body can make the world a peaceful place. We learn to transform the very situations that pressure and antagonize us into opportunities for practicing mindfulness.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though some references are a little dated (Cold War), this book is entirely relevant now: in order to achieve peace, we each have to become peaceful. We can't wait for peace to happen, we must live it. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is simply beautiful.  If you've never read any of Tich Nhat Hanh's work I highly recommend it.  A Vietnamese Buddhist monk living in France his words are moving and insightful without being preachy or full of indoctrinated messages about how Buddhism is the right path for all.  What I admi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1001547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I've read most of what's in here in his other books.<br/>It sounds awfully familiar.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book! It's a collection of Thich Nhat Hanh's lectures that he gave to peaceworkers and meditation students during his tour of Buddhist centers in 1985. Among many things, he talks about walking meditation, sitting meditation, how our environment affects us and the manner in which we handle s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32280452">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Jun 26 10:54:37 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, recommended by my then therapist, skewed my vision for the better.  Instead of seeing black &amp; white, I started seeing and understanding all the shades of grey.  The Middle Way.  A little hokey, but whatever, it works if you want it to.]]></body>
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    <review id="6318812">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Multiple amazing bodhissatvas for daily life.  Insights into how to be a better person through breathing, mantras, and re-formulating your mind to see more positive things in the world around you.]]></body>
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    <review id="30034352">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a beautifully written book about the practice of Buddhism and meditation in every day life, particularly in the cultivation of peace.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm. It's funny to only give three stars to a book by someone who I think deserves 5+ stars for his actual work in the world...but I think I like Pema Chodron better, at least for easily accessible writings about embodying Buddhist ideals out in the messy real world. It's not that this wasn't easy t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46474682">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simply put, &quot;let peace begin with me&quot; and &quot;let me begin with peace.&quot; I always find Thitch Nhat Hanh's writings to be simple, inspiring and refreshing. His messages are so powerful that they stay with me, and I find myself coming back to them or realizing them in my daily life. Wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43615668">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently read the book 'Being Peace' by Thich Nhat Hanh. I found the book captivating and compelling. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk and a peace activist. His words in this book were inspiring. Being Peace is a book that shows average people how they can achieve peace in their lives. I enjoyed...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34135319">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are a burned out activist, this is a book you will need to purchase.  It is a short read, but the messages may take a lifetime to process and understand fully.  In this book, unlike many of his other books, Thich Nhat Hanh offers more concrete ways of approaching world problems from a perspec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15985902">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 21 13:06:13 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[thich nhat hanh is my new crush. this is a man who lives in exile from his native country (vietnam), who has spent his life helping victims of the vietnam war as well as refugees from other wars, someone who could easily be ... harsh. justifiably harsh. and yet instead he says, &quot;if we are peace...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12604571">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh writes very beautifully and simply. Years ago I would have been repelled by the relentless positivity, but after reading grittier Buddhists like Chödrön, Chögyam Trungpa and Jarvis Jay Masters (who is on death row now, see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.freejarvis.org/">http://www.freejarvis.org/</a>), I have come to appreciate Thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60475176">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know it's corny. It's corny to me when other people say it and it is corny to me now saying it but... this book has changed my life. Or at least how I view things in life. I am not the best with words so it would be best if you just read the book. It is a short, sweet book. Easy read. I can't prom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54891057">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recommend it on my top-ten list of Peace resources.  In order to achieve peace, we must be peace. This simple truth is the theme of this inspiring collection of lectures, given by Buddhist monk, scholar, poet and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. If we are to change the world, he explains, we need t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47889166">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first chapter was interesting, then it only went downhill for me. I have never been a nonfiction reader so that may be the reason that i disliked it. But to me it got quite boring by chapter 3. The author failed to make you excited about his writing. Every chapter seemed to be the same basic she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29949907">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book I ever read by him.  I have re-read it several times. I'm glad I took the time, each time I do it.  Anyone looking to find a peace-filled message of how how to go through life will discover a good source here]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For those who want to understand the principles of Buddhism without having to read about Buddhism, this is the book. Simply reading it will give one a Buddhist experience.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is really lovely and straightforward and provides great guidance on meditation and being peace! ]]></body>
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