Synopsis
In this title, Thich Nhat Hanh considers Buddhism and Christianity, explaining his ideas on religion, mysticism, and compassion.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-09-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the course of two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between the two greatest living contemplative traditions, and brings to Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could only be conveyed by an outsider. In a lucid, meditative prose, he explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the two traditions meet, and reawakens our understanding of both. "On the altar in my hermitage," he says, "are images of Buddha and Jesus, and . . . I touch both of them as my spiritual ancestors." A rare combination of mystic, scholar, and activist, Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West.
Industry Reviews
"Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity."
Publisher's Catalog - Martin Luther King Jr.
"[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth."
Publisher's Catalog - Dalai Lama
"Thich Nhat Hanh is more my brother than many who are nearer to me by race and nationality, because he and I see things the same way.... We are both monks, and we have lived the monastic life about the same number of years. We are both poets, both existentialists. I have far more in common with Nhat Hanh than I have with many Americans, and I do not hesitate to say it."
Publisher's catalogue - Thomas Merton
"The message: Peace, love, and compassion are central to the teachings of Buddha and Christ, and people of both faiths should be tolerant of one another."
Dalai Lama
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