Fragrant palm leaves
journals, 1962-1966
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Author
Publication
1999 - Riverhead Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
53,000 words, Guess
Page Count
212 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10157322796X
- ISBN-139781573227964
- Goodreads671035
- LibraryThing61084
- Library of Congress Control Number99051586
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number42641762
- Better World Books9781573227964
- Open LibraryOL23596383M
Classifications
- DDC895.9/228303
- LCCBQ974.H37 A3 1999
- LCCBQ974.H37A3 1999
Description
Fragrant Palm Leaves reveals a vulnerable and questioning young man, a student and teaching assistant at Princeton and Columbia Universities from 1962-1963, reflecting on the many difficulties he and his fellow monks faced at home trying to make Buddhism relevant to the people's needs. We also follow Thich Nhat Hanh as he returns to Vietnam in 1964 and helps establish the movement known as "engaged Buddhism" - starting self-help villages, a new university, a Buddhist order, and many other efforts for peace. Fragrant Palm Leaves is regarded by many Vietnamese as Thich Nhat Hanh's most endearing book. This extraordinary translation offers Western readers a glimpse into another time and into the mind of a great thinker and activist. It gives a model of how to live fully, with awareness, during a time of challenge and upheaval.
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- Diaries
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- Fragrant palm leaves: journals, 1962-1966
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