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Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
Bringing the energy of true presence into our lives really does change things for the better—and all it takes is a little training. This treasury of 365 gems of daily wisdom from one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers of our age is a help and support for anyone who wants to train to meet every moment of life with 100 percent attention. Thich Nhat Hanh shows how practicing mindfulness can transform every area of our lives—and how its benefits radiate beyond us to affect others and the whole, larger world.
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First published November 1, 2011
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Thich Nhat Hanh
977 books12.8k followersThích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who then lived in southwest France where he was in exile for many years. Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary family name used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan. He was often considered the most influential living figure in the lineage of Lâm Tế (Vietnamese Rinzai) Thiền, and perhaps also in Zen Buddhism as a whole.
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March 19, 2017
Excellent daily devotional words of wisdom, highly suggest it for anyone not wanting to do a ton of reading but interested in feeling inspired.
December 31, 2019
A perfect way to start the day.
February 28, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and peace activist. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh” is a collection of his teachings for 365 days. Each of his passages, while short and simple, are meant to be studied with care. For those who practice mindfulness and compassion, “Your True Home” is a book of transformation.
***
Often when we see people, we don’t really see them. When we hear people, we don’t really hear them. We only know of others through our prejudices, preconceptions, and projections. Our ideas limit us to the ideas themselves, but not to other possibilities. When we are filled with beliefs, opinions and views, we are no longer here.
***
We must be as still as a lake before a white mountain. When we are upset, we can watch our upset. When we are sad, we can watch our sadness. Instead of reacting, we can notice our breathing, our minds, our bodies, our environments. Then we can be as still as a lake and as solid as a mountain.
***
We can be mindful of our minds.
We can watch our thoughts and feelings. Coming and going, coming and going.
They pass through us like clouds.
We can look at our perceptions without getting caught up in them. Our minds can open to what is here. Instead of assuming that we know all the answers, we can question ourselves. “Is my perception really true? Do my ideas encompass the entire universe or are they only a fraction of what is happening?” Instead of judging others, we can look within ourselves compassionately. There is no resistance or holding on, only letting go.
***
When we look into the conditions that make us who we are, we find that we are not separate. We are interwoven in the changing cosmos. We cannot exist on earth without our ancestors. Our descendants cannot exist without us either. We are dependent on the air, the water, the sun. We are dependent on the plants, the trees, the soil beneath our feet. Without the clouds, there would be no rain. Without the rain, there would be no plants. Without the plants, we cannot be here.
There is no birth, no death. Only a continuation of ourselves in another form.
***
Life is full of suffering, but it is also full of wonder. In our distracted society, we often forget about the simple joys of being on this planet. We can step on the grass and brush past the silky petals of blue flowers. We can sigh with the breeze. We can look up at the trees as they sway together in silence.
***
We can drive, eat, wash the dishes, and go to the bathroom mindfully. Everything can be a spiritual practice when we are aware enough to notice. From mindfulness, we develop concentration. From concentration, we gain insight. There is no wasted moment.
***
When we look up at the mountain, we see ourselves. When we look at ourselves, we see the mountain. There is no mountain without our perception, but no perception without the mountain. Both depend on the other to inter-be.
***
When we trap ourselves in categorizations, we forget our humanity. Then we can only see a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a male, a female, a Republican, a Democrat, a boss, an employee, a father, a daughter, and so on, without looking any deeper. These may be important parts of our identities, but they are not all of who we are. When we can peel away these labels, we can recognize each other as human beings.
***
We must be careful about what we consume. This doesn’t only apply to what we eat and drink, but to the music we listen to, the television we watch, the newspapers we read, who we spend our time with, and what thoughts we focus on. There are negative influences all around us. We don’t need to consume despair, hatred, fear, and violence. We don’t need to seek out the things that harm us. We can look for what heals us, what nourishes us, what helps us to awaken.
We can help to relieve other people’s suffering as well. If someone has a wrong perception, we don’t need to punish them. We can listen to them deeply, show them compassion, care for them, practice loving speech with them. These simple actions can help us to form harmonious communities and remove discrimination.
***
Our ideas about our happiness are often obstacles to our happiness. We believe that we’ll be happy in the future when the conditions are sufficient enough, such as when we get a new promotion, when we buy an expensive car, when we get married to the perfect spouse, when we buy liquor on a Friday night, when we hold a diploma in our hands. Our desire for happiness removes us from the present moment. We fear losing what we have and want what we do not have, but do not realize that we are alive now.
Even if we do gain what we desire, it never lasts, and our reality is never the same as our expectations. To be truly happy, we have to let go of our ideas of happiness. We have nothing to attain but ourselves.
***
We can treat our in-breath and our out-breath with tenderness. In meditation, we are not straining to show how much we can endure from our sitting. We are caring for ourselves as if we are holding a baby in our arms. We cradle our anger and happiness and fear and disappointment. We are lovingly aware of our joys and sorrows.
***
We don’t need to meditate in a cave or on a mountain top. There is nothing to attain. We already are who we want to be in the future, but do not realize it. There is nothing lacking in us. When we can be at peace in the present moment, feeling the warmth of sun on our skin, tasting the juice of an apple, listening to the birds in the leaves, we have already arrived. Nirvana is nothing more than the sound of rain.
***
Often when we see people, we don’t really see them. When we hear people, we don’t really hear them. We only know of others through our prejudices, preconceptions, and projections. Our ideas limit us to the ideas themselves, but not to other possibilities. When we are filled with beliefs, opinions and views, we are no longer here.
***
We must be as still as a lake before a white mountain. When we are upset, we can watch our upset. When we are sad, we can watch our sadness. Instead of reacting, we can notice our breathing, our minds, our bodies, our environments. Then we can be as still as a lake and as solid as a mountain.
***
We can be mindful of our minds.
We can watch our thoughts and feelings. Coming and going, coming and going.
They pass through us like clouds.
We can look at our perceptions without getting caught up in them. Our minds can open to what is here. Instead of assuming that we know all the answers, we can question ourselves. “Is my perception really true? Do my ideas encompass the entire universe or are they only a fraction of what is happening?” Instead of judging others, we can look within ourselves compassionately. There is no resistance or holding on, only letting go.
***
When we look into the conditions that make us who we are, we find that we are not separate. We are interwoven in the changing cosmos. We cannot exist on earth without our ancestors. Our descendants cannot exist without us either. We are dependent on the air, the water, the sun. We are dependent on the plants, the trees, the soil beneath our feet. Without the clouds, there would be no rain. Without the rain, there would be no plants. Without the plants, we cannot be here.
There is no birth, no death. Only a continuation of ourselves in another form.
***
Life is full of suffering, but it is also full of wonder. In our distracted society, we often forget about the simple joys of being on this planet. We can step on the grass and brush past the silky petals of blue flowers. We can sigh with the breeze. We can look up at the trees as they sway together in silence.
***
We can drive, eat, wash the dishes, and go to the bathroom mindfully. Everything can be a spiritual practice when we are aware enough to notice. From mindfulness, we develop concentration. From concentration, we gain insight. There is no wasted moment.
***
When we look up at the mountain, we see ourselves. When we look at ourselves, we see the mountain. There is no mountain without our perception, but no perception without the mountain. Both depend on the other to inter-be.
***
When we trap ourselves in categorizations, we forget our humanity. Then we can only see a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a male, a female, a Republican, a Democrat, a boss, an employee, a father, a daughter, and so on, without looking any deeper. These may be important parts of our identities, but they are not all of who we are. When we can peel away these labels, we can recognize each other as human beings.
***
We must be careful about what we consume. This doesn’t only apply to what we eat and drink, but to the music we listen to, the television we watch, the newspapers we read, who we spend our time with, and what thoughts we focus on. There are negative influences all around us. We don’t need to consume despair, hatred, fear, and violence. We don’t need to seek out the things that harm us. We can look for what heals us, what nourishes us, what helps us to awaken.
We can help to relieve other people’s suffering as well. If someone has a wrong perception, we don’t need to punish them. We can listen to them deeply, show them compassion, care for them, practice loving speech with them. These simple actions can help us to form harmonious communities and remove discrimination.
***
Our ideas about our happiness are often obstacles to our happiness. We believe that we’ll be happy in the future when the conditions are sufficient enough, such as when we get a new promotion, when we buy an expensive car, when we get married to the perfect spouse, when we buy liquor on a Friday night, when we hold a diploma in our hands. Our desire for happiness removes us from the present moment. We fear losing what we have and want what we do not have, but do not realize that we are alive now.
Even if we do gain what we desire, it never lasts, and our reality is never the same as our expectations. To be truly happy, we have to let go of our ideas of happiness. We have nothing to attain but ourselves.
***
We can treat our in-breath and our out-breath with tenderness. In meditation, we are not straining to show how much we can endure from our sitting. We are caring for ourselves as if we are holding a baby in our arms. We cradle our anger and happiness and fear and disappointment. We are lovingly aware of our joys and sorrows.
***
We don’t need to meditate in a cave or on a mountain top. There is nothing to attain. We already are who we want to be in the future, but do not realize it. There is nothing lacking in us. When we can be at peace in the present moment, feeling the warmth of sun on our skin, tasting the juice of an apple, listening to the birds in the leaves, we have already arrived. Nirvana is nothing more than the sound of rain.
December 31, 2024
This was my daily reading for the year. Some really great stuff and some that wasn’t that useful to me personally. But overall a nice daily thought to ponder.
January 30, 2012
"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them."
December 1, 2020
I liked opening to any page and having one thing to reflect on for the day.
December 21, 2024
This is a very good introduction to Thay’s vast and deeply generous, loving scholarship and teaching. Little wisdom quotes from different works may point you towards some of his classic texts and lectures. Touching the Earth and falling in love with a cloud that never dies, it is all so beautiful. This collection of quotes turned up in my life in a second hand bookstore at some point when I - as a totally failing housing researcher, on sick leave with stress - was realizing all serious work on “home” had to do with a form of spiritual or ecological practice. Or in Thay’s case, I would say deeply spiritual ecology or the other way around. “You are already home”, my meditation teacher of many years used to say often, while calling us back to the breath and often explicitly evoking Thich Nhat Hahn. Recently I’ve been working a lot with composting, to create new soil out of the stress collapse. Out of the mud, a lotus can grow, Thay says. In fact, without mud no lotus.
Big love. You’re already home. There’s inspiration in this book. Use it to get pointers to the full books and lectures of this wonderful poet, monk and peace activist who lived the most extraordinary life - mostly in exile but always in his true home.
Big love. You’re already home. There’s inspiration in this book. Use it to get pointers to the full books and lectures of this wonderful poet, monk and peace activist who lived the most extraordinary life - mostly in exile but always in his true home.
December 11, 2022
My writing studio bookshelf houses all of Thich Nhat Hahn's books. Some I've read once, but many I've read over and over again. He just provides such poignant nuggets of wisdom for every day and every mood.
This collection includes 365 pieces of wisdoms by Thay (as he's famously known). Because we don't always know the day of the year, it's probably best just flipping to any number and reading the message for the day.
Those who are familiar with his work, know that he highlights the importance of mindfulness and breathing.
Today, I flipped to this page (#70) titled, "The Miraculous Smile."
"In our face there are dozens of muscles, and when we're angry or afraid, those muscles hold a lot of tension. But if we know to breathe in and be aware of them and breathe out and smile to them, we can help them release the tension. Our face can be completely different after one in-breath and out-breath. A smile can bring a miracle."
This collection includes 365 pieces of wisdoms by Thay (as he's famously known). Because we don't always know the day of the year, it's probably best just flipping to any number and reading the message for the day.
Those who are familiar with his work, know that he highlights the importance of mindfulness and breathing.
Today, I flipped to this page (#70) titled, "The Miraculous Smile."
"In our face there are dozens of muscles, and when we're angry or afraid, those muscles hold a lot of tension. But if we know to breathe in and be aware of them and breathe out and smile to them, we can help them release the tension. Our face can be completely different after one in-breath and out-breath. A smile can bring a miracle."
December 31, 2020
A little too new agey for me but central message is good.
April 22, 2024
Love this book for a good dose of wisdom. Can flip to any page and gain something. Great for divination
April 14, 2025
Amazing read. Short chapters, packed with dense wisdom beautifully written.
August 16, 2019
This book contains "365 gems of daily wisdom" from Thich Nhat Hanh. Reading and reflecting on these teachings is a great way to start (or end) your day.
Some of my favorite short chapters include:
*3. "Miracles" -- "Around us, life burst forth with miracles -a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a catterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there".
*237. "The Second Arrow" -- "The Buddha speaks about the 'second arrow'. When an arrow strikes you, you feel pain. If a second arrow comes and strikes you in the same spot, the pain will be ten times worse. The Buddha advised that when you have some pain in your body and your mind, breathe in and out and recognize the significance of that pain, but don't exaggerat its importance. If you stop to worry, to be fearful, to protest, to be angry about the pain, then you magnify the pain ten times or more. Your worry is the second arrow. You should protect yourself and not allow the second arrow to come, because the second arrow comes from you."
*270. "Love Your Own Heart" -- "What is love? Love is treating your beating heart with a great deal of tenderness, with understanding, love, and compassion. If you cannot treat your own heart this way, how can you treat your partner with understanding and love?"
*271. "Our Common Well-Being"-- "We have to wake up to the fact that everything is connected to everything else. Our safety and well-being cannot be individual matters anymore. If others are unsafe, there is no way that we can be safe. Taking care of other people's safety is taking care of our own safety. To take care of their well-being is to take care of our own well-being. It is the mind of discrimination and separation that is at the foundation of all violence and hate".
*318. "True Generosity" -- "True generosity is not a trade or a bargaining strategy. In true giving, there is no thought of giver and recipient. This is called 'the emptiness of giving', in which there is no perception of separation between the one who gives and the one who receives. This is the practive of generosity given in the spirit of wisdom, with the understanding of interbeing. You offer help as naturally as you breathe. You don't see yourself as the giver and the other person as the recipient of your generosity,who is now beholden to you and must be suitably grateful, respond to your demands, and so on. You don't give so you can make the other person your ally. When you see that people need help, you offer and share what you have with no strings attached and no thought of reward".
*320. "A New Holiday" -- "We have holidays for so many important occasions -Christmas, the New Year, Mother's Day, Father's Day, even Earth Day. Why not celebrate a day when we can live happily in the present momento all day long? I would like to declare today 'Today's Day' , a day dedicated to touching the earth, touching the sky, touching the trees, and touching the peace that is available at the present moment".
*349. "Hugging Meditation" -- "Hugging meditation is a combination of East and West. According to the practice, you have to really hug the person you are hugging. You have to make him or her very real in your arms. You don't do it just for the sake of appearance, patting him on the back two or three times to pretend you are there. You are really there, so you do not have to do that. You breathe consciously while hugging and you hug with all your body, spirit, and heart. ´Breathing in, I know my dear one is in my arms, alive. Breathing out, he is so precios to me´. While you hold him and breathe in and out three times, the person in your arms becomes real, and you become very real also."
*355. "Your Suffering Needs You" -- "Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things".
As a note: I guess you're technically supposed to read one page each day… but I read this book a little bit faster.
Some of my favorite short chapters include:
*3. "Miracles" -- "Around us, life burst forth with miracles -a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a catterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there".
*237. "The Second Arrow" -- "The Buddha speaks about the 'second arrow'. When an arrow strikes you, you feel pain. If a second arrow comes and strikes you in the same spot, the pain will be ten times worse. The Buddha advised that when you have some pain in your body and your mind, breathe in and out and recognize the significance of that pain, but don't exaggerat its importance. If you stop to worry, to be fearful, to protest, to be angry about the pain, then you magnify the pain ten times or more. Your worry is the second arrow. You should protect yourself and not allow the second arrow to come, because the second arrow comes from you."
*270. "Love Your Own Heart" -- "What is love? Love is treating your beating heart with a great deal of tenderness, with understanding, love, and compassion. If you cannot treat your own heart this way, how can you treat your partner with understanding and love?"
*271. "Our Common Well-Being"-- "We have to wake up to the fact that everything is connected to everything else. Our safety and well-being cannot be individual matters anymore. If others are unsafe, there is no way that we can be safe. Taking care of other people's safety is taking care of our own safety. To take care of their well-being is to take care of our own well-being. It is the mind of discrimination and separation that is at the foundation of all violence and hate".
*318. "True Generosity" -- "True generosity is not a trade or a bargaining strategy. In true giving, there is no thought of giver and recipient. This is called 'the emptiness of giving', in which there is no perception of separation between the one who gives and the one who receives. This is the practive of generosity given in the spirit of wisdom, with the understanding of interbeing. You offer help as naturally as you breathe. You don't see yourself as the giver and the other person as the recipient of your generosity,who is now beholden to you and must be suitably grateful, respond to your demands, and so on. You don't give so you can make the other person your ally. When you see that people need help, you offer and share what you have with no strings attached and no thought of reward".
*320. "A New Holiday" -- "We have holidays for so many important occasions -Christmas, the New Year, Mother's Day, Father's Day, even Earth Day. Why not celebrate a day when we can live happily in the present momento all day long? I would like to declare today 'Today's Day' , a day dedicated to touching the earth, touching the sky, touching the trees, and touching the peace that is available at the present moment".
*349. "Hugging Meditation" -- "Hugging meditation is a combination of East and West. According to the practice, you have to really hug the person you are hugging. You have to make him or her very real in your arms. You don't do it just for the sake of appearance, patting him on the back two or three times to pretend you are there. You are really there, so you do not have to do that. You breathe consciously while hugging and you hug with all your body, spirit, and heart. ´Breathing in, I know my dear one is in my arms, alive. Breathing out, he is so precios to me´. While you hold him and breathe in and out three times, the person in your arms becomes real, and you become very real also."
*355. "Your Suffering Needs You" -- "Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things".
As a note: I guess you're technically supposed to read one page each day… but I read this book a little bit faster.
February 2, 2021
This is a nice daily meditation book, but I had to give it a 3.25 because it is basically a handful of messages just repeated in slightly different ways.
1. We all have the ability to become enlightened and all we need is inside ourselves
2. Do things silently and mindfully, (walking, washing dishes, eating)
3. We are all one and everything is interconnected
4. If we love ourselves we will in turn love others as we see ourselves inside of them
5. Nothing is permanent, but that makes hard times more bearable and good times more precious
There are a few other points, but these main points make up most of the book. A lot of the pages are a sentence or two and since a lot of them were the same thing, it took me a long time to get through it. It will really beat those five messages into you by the end... for example, walking mindfully was mentioned in over two dozen of the passages.
There were some beautiful metaphors and teachings to dwell on, and the messages were nice. There was a lot of mention of "God" which was a little jarring for me as that is not what I went into this book expecting to find. Also, some of the days were so short (1-2 sentences) you might feel like you missed out on those days.
If you want something that takes about 30 seconds to read and then use that to think about during your daily meditation or upon waking up, this is fine. Just don't expect a new topic every day or to learn something new each time. This is more of a companion or a refresher for people who already know the topics he discusses, so I'd definitely recommend some of his other books first or together with this one to get a more rounded and complete view.
1. We all have the ability to become enlightened and all we need is inside ourselves
2. Do things silently and mindfully, (walking, washing dishes, eating)
3. We are all one and everything is interconnected
4. If we love ourselves we will in turn love others as we see ourselves inside of them
5. Nothing is permanent, but that makes hard times more bearable and good times more precious
There are a few other points, but these main points make up most of the book. A lot of the pages are a sentence or two and since a lot of them were the same thing, it took me a long time to get through it. It will really beat those five messages into you by the end... for example, walking mindfully was mentioned in over two dozen of the passages.
There were some beautiful metaphors and teachings to dwell on, and the messages were nice. There was a lot of mention of "God" which was a little jarring for me as that is not what I went into this book expecting to find. Also, some of the days were so short (1-2 sentences) you might feel like you missed out on those days.
If you want something that takes about 30 seconds to read and then use that to think about during your daily meditation or upon waking up, this is fine. Just don't expect a new topic every day or to learn something new each time. This is more of a companion or a refresher for people who already know the topics he discusses, so I'd definitely recommend some of his other books first or together with this one to get a more rounded and complete view.
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2024: Another trip around the sun with this daily dose of wisdom and peace ❤️
December 31, 2023: another 365 days of Hanh's wisdom and comfort to get me through a truly roller-coaster of a year. Starting again tomorrow for another year.
December 31, 2022: this was a pretty rough year, and continuing the habit of reading a page a day in this book has helped immensely. Hanh died this year, but his words and wisdom live on. I will start on day one again tomorrow! 💕💝
Started reading this one - a page a day - on January 1, 2021 - my first year of retirement and a rollercoaster of a year - such a helpful book! Just as excellent as the last time I used it as a daily reading ritual. Will do it again starting tomorrow - January 1, 2022.
I took my time with this book, reading an entry a day for a year (although I have to admit, I sometimes had to catch up on several when i missed my daily reading). I started reading it all over again when the new year started, this time marking entries that really resonated with me. Those are the ones I return to often when I need an injection of inspiration, motivation, forgiveness, or just plain peacefulness/mindfulness to get my day started on the right foot. I expected no less than 5 stars from Thich Nhat Hanh.
December 31, 2023: another 365 days of Hanh's wisdom and comfort to get me through a truly roller-coaster of a year. Starting again tomorrow for another year.
December 31, 2022: this was a pretty rough year, and continuing the habit of reading a page a day in this book has helped immensely. Hanh died this year, but his words and wisdom live on. I will start on day one again tomorrow! 💕💝
Started reading this one - a page a day - on January 1, 2021 - my first year of retirement and a rollercoaster of a year - such a helpful book! Just as excellent as the last time I used it as a daily reading ritual. Will do it again starting tomorrow - January 1, 2022.
I took my time with this book, reading an entry a day for a year (although I have to admit, I sometimes had to catch up on several when i missed my daily reading). I started reading it all over again when the new year started, this time marking entries that really resonated with me. Those are the ones I return to often when I need an injection of inspiration, motivation, forgiveness, or just plain peacefulness/mindfulness to get my day started on the right foot. I expected no less than 5 stars from Thich Nhat Hanh.
February 24, 2025
Perfection.
May 10, 2017
A great way to start every day. 365 quotes and thoughts from Thich Nhat Hanh that start you out on the right path for the 24 hours ahead.
January 30, 2022
This a lovely book which is full of wisdom .
March 11, 2018
I doubt that there is such a thing as a Thich Nhat Hanh book that deserves less than a 4-star review, his books are so insightful, delightful, charming, and more. That said, I did not think this one was as enjoyable and profitable as every other one I have read, by no fault of the author. This is a collection of 365 daily readings, bit size little bits from Nhat Hanh's previous books. So, the insight is still there but it is always taken out of context which frequently makes it make less sense than it would in context. I'd recommend, instead of this collection, to pick up books like his "How To" series (How to Relax, Sit, Walk, etc.) or Peace Is Every Step or any of the many others that are divided into smaller sections. That way you get the insight and the context!
April 4, 2021
I was really disappointed with this book. I love all of Thich Nhat Hahn’s books, but this was a collection of his teachings that were collected and revised by another person. The entries didn’t have the same tone, spirit or caring undertone that his usual works have. They felt very flat to me and I sped through the rest of the book just to finish it. I love TNH’s books when they are written in his own hand and style. I gave this book three stars only because of my respect for Thich Nhat Hahn himself. I was excited to read this and sad that it was so different from what I expected. My favorite book is Peace Is Every Step.
March 31, 2018
A couple weeks ago I decided I would spend every Sunday reading about self-development. This is a great book for dedicating as little or as much time as you want to contemplating mindfulness, impermanence, and compassion. It's broken up into 365 teachings, so they're designed to be quick and to carry you through the year, but it's easy enough to read several in the morning and try to practice them throughout the day.
Nothing new here, yet still thought provoking!
Nothing new here, yet still thought provoking!
April 21, 2018
Thich Nhat Hanh have written 365 Zen Buddhist stories which help to bring the energy of true presence into life and live life more fully. He explains that experiencing present moment mindfully and deeply will bring us joy, happiness, and understanding of life. Breathing deeply is the good method to bring yourself back to present. It's a good book to those who are interested in mindfulness and Zen Buddhim in modern style.
July 1, 2021
This is one of my all-time favorite daily meditation books. It is a breath of cool peacefulness and insight every morning. If you are looking for an alternative to the standard 12 step recovery type daily meditation books, give this a try. I think this would be useful for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.
July 19, 2021
This book helped to keep me grounded during COVID. I would read a passage in the morning and let it sink in throughout the day. The writings often had direct relevance to the difficulties that I was going through on a particular day. I highly recommend this book to practitioners of any religious background.
December 4, 2022
Truly a bliss in writing
This book made me rethink what life is all about and to practice mindfulness in every second of being alive, being here and being now. It gives you step by step guidance to practice mindfulness with people around us, our family, friends, and everything we touch. so glad that I touched this book and the book touched my life!
This book made me rethink what life is all about and to practice mindfulness in every second of being alive, being here and being now. It gives you step by step guidance to practice mindfulness with people around us, our family, friends, and everything we touch. so glad that I touched this book and the book touched my life!
October 7, 2017
Simple words yet contains deep meanings. To be happy, we need to be in the here and now. Most of us are dragged away with tons of hectic things going around and we lose ourself in the rush. Breathing is the easiest way to take a break and wake oyrself up to live in the present.
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March 11, 2020Great book if you want to practice mindfulness.
"Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race. Your true home is not an abstract idea; it is something you can touch and live in every moment." - Thich Nha Hanh.
"Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race. Your true home is not an abstract idea; it is something you can touch and live in every moment." - Thich Nha Hanh.
December 31, 2022
Uplifting
Thich Nhat Hahn is uplifting and so necessary to read in these challenging days. Mindfulness is a skill, but a difficult one for Westerners to learn. Hahn simplifies the process.
Thich Nhat Hahn is uplifting and so necessary to read in these challenging days. Mindfulness is a skill, but a difficult one for Westerners to learn. Hahn simplifies the process.
November 30, 2017
Daily coffee and read book....excellent!
February 21, 2018
Bought this book over the new year, I find I can open to any page at any time and find something relevant for me at that moment. Pretty fun and one of the few books worth owning.
April 1, 2019
Some of these were super powerful and helpful. Others were pithy and/or repetitive. But overall, worth the read.
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