Eyes of Compassion: Living with Thich Nhat Hanh

Name: Eyes of Compassion: Living with Thich Nhat Hanh
Brand: Orbis Books
SKU: 984240
Price: 18.00 USD
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Author: Jim Forest
ISBN: 9781626984240

By: Jim Forest

Orbis Books / 2021 / Paperback

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Title: Eyes of Compassion: Living with Thich Nhat Hanh
By: Jim Forest
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
Vendor: Orbis Books
Publication Date: 2021

Dimensions: 8.20 X 5.30 X 0.40 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 1626984247
ISBN-13: 9781626984240
Stock No: WW984240

Publisher's Description

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In the mid-1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh was a little-known Vietnamese Zen monk, touring the United States on behalf of the cause of peace in his homeland. Jim Forest, a Catholic peacemaker, was asked to accompany him on his speaking engagements. From there emerged a friendship over many decades, in which Jim learned through conversations and daily life about Nhat Hanh's spiritual teachings on mindfulness and the inner peace that is necessary for promoting world peace. Over the years Thich Nhat Hanh became one of the most influential and revered spiritual teachers in the world. Jim Forest's intimate portrait, which includes photos and other illustrations, is a unique introduction to a modern spiritual master and his teachings.

Author Bio

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Jim Forest (1941-2022), a co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship, was the author of many Orbis books, including All Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den, and Eyes of Compassion (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include Praying with Icons, The Ladder of the Beatitudes, and Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.

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Advance Praise & Reviews

“A warm, accessible introduction to the life and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, written with the insight of a close friend and fellow peace activist.” — Publishers Weekly

“A thoughtful and engaging portrait that will appeal to readers interested in spirituality, peacemaking, and interreligious understanding.” — Library Journal

“Offers firsthand insight into Thich Nhat Hanh’s spirituality, compassion, and commitment to nonviolence.” — Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

"Two of the special qualities of Eyes of Compassion are Jim Forrest's wonderful collection of photographs of Thich Nhat Hahn, members of his communities, as well as reproductions of his calligraphy; they add a fresh dimension to this paperback. The other is the Zen Master's enactment of boundless compassion." —Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice

“Jim and Thay died within a couple weeks of each other in January of this year – and this little book is a fitting adieu to a long friendship. In it, these two peacemakers show us that hope and humor, love and laughter, need not be threatened by darkness and war. Evil, Thay tells Jim, turns out to be nothing at all; and recalling Merton’s epiphany at Polonnaruwa, he asserts “everything is good”." —Joseph Quinn Raab, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)