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Title: Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hahn, Ben Kingsley, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Hanh Nhat ISBN: 0-671-56256-8 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (56 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Heart of Compassion that lies at the heart of us all
Comment: Thich Nhat Hanh is a respected humanitarian as well as an insightful and intelligent author. The readability of this book is excellent for all people who seek to understand the contemplations that stir within his beautiful mind. The way in which Thich Nhat Hanh can describe such joy and inner peace almost makes the reader share his peace for a time. For the Christian or the Buddhist this is a must-have book, if you don't have it yet get it now, no really, right now, I'll wait. Jesus and siddartha have always been recognized as very similar and their must be a hunred books out there that compare them. This book doesn't do that; instead it compares both of the religions they founded and the common positive goal between them. Understandibly Thich Nhat Hanh uses many mor Buddhist metaphors but this should not imply that he has no knowledge of Christianity. It is obvious that Thich Nhat Hanh (I continue to use his full honorary as a sign of respect) has a breadth of understanding in reference to Christianity that some Christians fail to grasp.
Definitely read this book. It is a work of beauty and tranquility. I recommend it to everyone.
Rating: 4
Summary: Christianity and Buddhism can bring peace to our world.
Comment: Oil and water meet in this book. This is a stimulating and provocative book written by a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who attempts, in good will and world peace, to bring Buddhism and Christianity into a harmonious relation.
Thich Nhat Hanh hopes that, if people would look at what these faiths have in common, there could be tolerance and acceptance of each other.
To bring harmony to these two religious belief systems is no small task, and only someone with a large amount of both faith and love would attempt this. Christianity and Buddhism are diametrically opposed: Faith in God. Faith in Self. So acknowledges Hanh when he says, "In Christianity faith means trust in God, in Buddhism faith means confidence in our ability to wake up our deepest capacity."
But then, Hanh has a large amount of both faith and love, and he is no ordinary Vietnamese Buddhist monk. He has been engaged in peace works for almost 40 years. In 1966 he came to the United States and met with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to protest the war in Vietnam. Pushing forward in his belief in peace, he went on to develop The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith peace organization, with members like Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Merton and Father Daniel Berrigan. Through his life, and with the contact of many strong Christians, he converted to dualism of beliefs.
"On the altar in my hermitage in France are images of Buddha and Jesus and I touch them both," Hanh says. He believes that ignorance brings bondage and disparity, but understanding of another brings liberation and "unlocks the door to the prison of suffering."
He acknowledges as a Buddhist monk that Buddhism does not hold to the belief of God and he recognizes that Christianity is not a religion of believers in God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And in his own, very unique way, he believes too. Especially important to him is Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Hanh describes his understanding of Jesus Christ as "one through whom the divine was manifested" but not the only expression of the divine, "it is said that there are 84,000 Dharma doors, doors of teaching . . . it would not be very Buddhist to say that yours is the only door."
In addition to highlighting concepts of Buddhism, Hanh offers Christians a new prism, a new angle from which to look at Jesus, the Holy Spirit, their Christian faith and those of other faiths. He says, "If you satisfy yourself only with praising the name of Jesus, it is not practicing the life of Jesus. We must practice living deeply, lovingly and acting with charity if we wish to truly honor Jesus."
Living Buddha. Living Christ is not a primer on either Buddhism or Christianity but rather a compilation of the two by a Buddhist monk who understands where these two great religions can touch and sometimes even dance. Though Hanh never gets the oil-and-water to mix, he does get them to complement each other. This in itself is a great achievement. An index would have greatly assisted in making this a good reference book as well. Recommended
Rating: 4
Summary: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Comment: In Living Buddha, Living Christ, Thich Nhat Hanh explains the similarities between all earthly religions, giving particular emphasis on his own background in Buddhism and his view of Christianity as it has been formed by direct interactions both hostile (missionaries in Vietnam) and serene (monks, nuns, and priests met during travels). As somebody that can an outside-in view to both traditions, I heartily concur with Hanh.
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Title: Going Home: Jesus and Buddha As Brothers by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 1573228303 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Heart of Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 0767903692 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 08 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 0807012394 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Be Still and Know: Reflections from Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Hanh Nhat ISBN: 1573225622 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Peace Is Every Step : The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 0553351397 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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