Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Talks from 1985: smiling, breathing, the fourteen precepts of engaged Buddhism, and the connection between inner peace and peace work. The book that introduced him to the West.
Read it if…
you want his first Western book.
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Skip it if…
you have Peace Is Every Step; the overlap is large.
Try instead: Old Path White Clouds →
Three things you will actually use
- Being peace is the first step to making peace.
- Smile; it changes the body.
- Engaged practice.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the fourteen precepts.
Our verdict
His first Western book.
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