Name: The World we Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology (in English)
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Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
ISBN: 9781888375886

portada The World we Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Thich Nhat Hanh

Publisher

Parallax Press

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

110

Format

Paperback

ISBN

1888375884

ISBN13

9781888375886

Synopsis "The World we Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology (in English)"

In this provocative book, noted Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers a dramatic vision of the future of a planet overheated by rapidly disappearing fossil fuels, degraded by massive overconsumption, and besieged by unsupportable population growth. Hanh finds answers to these critical problems in the Buddhist teaching of the impermanence of all things. He demonstrates how this teaching can offer inner peace and help us use our collective wisdom and technology to restore the Earth's balance. Mixing inspiring insights with practical strategies, Hanh cites projects his own monastic community has undertaken that can serve as models for any community. Both his " No Car Day," observed once a week, and the "Earth Peace Treaty Commitment Sheet" can impact our ecological footprint on the Earth. Above all, he shows how acceptance of problems is that first critical step toward a deeper understanding of the best way to care for our Earth.Includes Thich Nhat Hanh’s speech at UNESCO from October 2006 introducing his proposal for a global "No Car Day."Foreword by Alan Weisman.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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Es monje budista, poeta, erudito y activista por los derechos humanos nominado para el Premio Nobel de la Paz. Se ordenó a los dieciséis años como monje budista y durante la guerra del Vietnam fundó el movimiento del budismo comprometido para ayudar a sus conciudadanos. Las enseñanzas de este venerado maestro vietnamita, conocido en occidente como el introductor del mindfulness, han marcado a algunas de las personas más poderosas del planeta. Ha publicado más de cien libros sobre temas diversos que abarcan desde la ecología y la paz mundial hasta la muerte y las relaciones humanas.

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