Learning True Love: Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War - Chan Khong
Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War
KORTE INHOUD
Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Chân Không, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century. It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile. Its anecdotal style presents an intensely personal portrait of a woman with astonishing courage, offering us a perspective on the suffering of the Vietnamese people. This unique autobiography tells the gripping story of a woman who not only lived but made history, and whose life of single-minded dedication to humanity can serve as an inspiration for us all. Sister Chân Không was born in a village on the Mekong River Delta in 1938. In her teens she devoted her life to the development and practice of nonviolence grounded in the Buddhist precepts of non-killing and compassionate action. Propelled by her passionate dedication to social change, she began working in the slums of Saigon, distributing food, working with the sick, and teaching children. When she was 21 years old she met the man who u...
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2007 Uitgever: Parallax Press; Revised edition 148 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1888375671 ISBN-13: 9781888375671Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2007, 148 blz. Paperback / softback. Naam en datum voorin geschreven en heeft wat onderstrepingen met pen in de tekst. [Auteur: Nhat Hanh, Thich] [Pagina's: 148] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Parallax Press] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: For a future to be possible - Buddhist Ethics for everyday life]
