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Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Moment
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3444
EAN: 9780938077367
ISBN: 0938077368
Label: Parallax Press
Manufacturer: Parallax Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 56
Publication Date: October 01, 1990
Publisher: Parallax Press
Studio: Parallax Press
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Our Appointment with Life is a translation and commentary on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone, the earliest teaching of the Buddha on how to live fully in the present moment.
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Rating:  - The ROOTS of *LIVING IN THE PRESENT* lie deep in the Past . . .
Turning to Thich Nhat Hanh when entering the Lenten season of sacrifice, a Christian will discover many anxiety-freeing thoughts on "our appointment with life." In my eightieth year I find these words from the *Great Reverence Sutra* helpful: "If (we) do not practice diligently, how can (we) overcome death?"
Thich Nhat Hanh is the revered leader of retreats and prolific writer who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. His discourses make an understanding of Buddhism ... Read More
Rating:  - A good book, meaningful, but too short
This book is a detailed but single purposed elaboration of the following message of the Buddha.
Do not pursue the past.
Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is.
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is in the very here and now,
the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom.
We must be diligent today.
To wait until tomorrow is too late.
Death comes unexpectedly.
How can we bargain with it?
The ... Read More
Rating: - Living alone right in society
My mother raised me. She worked diligently at a job that paid her less than a living-wage. Yet we lived. Mother worked hard and she worked a second-shift as mom: performing domestic work and trying to keep me from becoming a criminal and/or a substance abuser. Being raised as an only child by a single mother afforded me a great deal of alone time. I, like Thera (Elder) did many things alone growing up (some activities wholesome, others curious, and yet others downright antisocial). I am not uncomfortable being ... Read More
Rating: - Simple, succinct and wonderful
Don't be fooled by the thinness of this book, because it is packed with wisdom presented in an easily absorbed manner. The simplicity of Thich Nhat Hanh's commentary on this sutra makes its meaning so crystal clear, reading this was like experiencing an epiphany. It provides more information on mindfulness, and as a novice, the more concrete the information the better, and this has been the best so far. Perhaps the best guide I have found for instruction on how to live in the here and now and how important the ... Read More
Rating: - Welcome addition to Buddhist studies for the western reader.
Our Appointment With Life: Discourse On Living Happily In The Present Moment is a splendid and "reader friendly" translation and commentary on the Sutra on "Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone" and one of the earliest teachings of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is taking place in the present moment. It does not mean ... Read More
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