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The Sun My Heart
The Sun My Heart | Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Sun My Heart is one of Thich Nhat Hanhs most beloved books. It was written as a sequel to Miracle of Mindfulness and contains the journey, on the path of everyday practice, from mindfulness to insight in an informational, conversational manner. Using the objects and events of everyday life in his hermitage in Plum Villagethe gradual settling of the pulp in a glass of apple juice or the wind blowing into the room and scattering papers aboutThich Nhat Hanh draws from Buddhist psychology, epistemology, and the world of contemporary literature and science to guide the reader along the path of clarity and understanding. This book can be read straight through, but is also designed to be opened randomly and experienced chapter by chapter, paragraph by paragraph. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests in the Introduction that The Sun My Heart "prefers to be a friend rather than a book. You can take it with you on the bus or subway as you do your coat or your scarf. It can give you small moments of joy at any time."
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So this was a required reading last semester for my “World Religions” course. I just finished it. If you have some knowledge of Buddhism or Mindfulness then this is a really interesting read. If you don‘t though then this book might not be for you. It does ramble a little and some of the sayings can be confusing, especially if you aren‘t used to the ideas in Buddhism/Mindfulness. The points about how science and religion are interwoven were nice!