As this daybook compiled and edited by Melvin McLeod, editor of the Shambhala Sun, convincingly proves, there is no end to the variety and depth of wisdom revealed by Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen monk, poet, peace activist, retreat leader, and author of more than 70 books. He is featured as a Living Spiritual Teacher on Spirituality & Practice. For more information on his life and work visit www.plumvillage.org.
In these 365 excerpts from his writings, we gain an overview of many of the major emphases of his Zen teachings. In one of them he states that some people predict that the 21st century will be a century of spirituality. If we accept that as true, then this author is one of its most sensitive, practice-oriented, and creative teachers.
Here are some of the themes covered in Your True Home:
• You can see miracles everywhere if you have awareness.
• In walking meditation, we caress the earth with our steps and advance in love.
• We do not fight against pain or anger or irritation but embrace them with tenderness.
• We water the positive seeds within us to bring out our best qualities.
• Breath is the bridge back to the mind.
• Closing a door gently is but one of hundreds of subtle gestures we can practice daily.
• Raising your cup of tea to your lips mindfully is a rite of life.
• A large dose of suffering comes from giving in to the habit energy that plays old tapes again and again.
• Everything we do can be a carrier of joy.
• We are most truly alive when we touch things deeply.
• The beauty of nature amplifies our happiness and lifts our spirits.
• Nirvana is now and the future is being hatched in the present moment.
• Goodness is always in you; be sure to manifest it minute by minute.
Thich Nhat Hanh ends this daybook with "This Is the Revolution":
"We have to wake up! We have to make it possible for the moment of awareness to manifest. This is the practice that will save us — this is the revolution."
