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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN num: 9780061242366
ISBN number: 0061242365
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: July 01, 2008
Publishing house: HarperOne
Release Date: July 01, 2008
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Turning our conventional understanding of power on its head, world-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and national bestselling author Thich Nhat Hanh reveals how true power comes from within. What we seek, we already have.
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AN AMAZING MAN WITH MUCH TO OFFER EVERYONE WHO IS SMART ENOUGH TO BUY HIS BOOKS AND READ THEM. HE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT AND GIVES MANY TIPS ON HOW TO LIVE IN THIS CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD OF OURS AND BE HAPPY AND IN TUNE WITH OURSELVES AND THE WORLD. IT SURE OPENED MY EYES AND HELPED ME MAKE WONDERFUL CHANGES IN MY WORLD AND MYSELF THAT WILL LAST ME A LIFETIME. THANK YOU MASTER HAHN FOR YET ANOTHER WONDERFUL AND INSPIRING BOOK THAT GAVE ME MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND THINK ON IN THIS WORLD THAT HAS NEVER OFFERED ME MUCH HOPE. NOW THANKS TO MASTER HAHN I HAVE THAT HOPE AND MY WORLD HAS BECOME MUCH HAPPIER AND EASIER SINCE FINDING MASTER HAHN AND I TRULY HOPE HE KEEPS ON WRITING HIS BOOKS FOR IT WOULD BE A HUGE LOSS TO ME AND THE WORLD WITHOUT MASTER HAHN IN IT.
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"The Art of Power" by Thich Nhat Hanh is an eloquently written book that delves deep into the essence of compassion, power and happiness. Thich Nhat Hanh goes beyond our conventional understanding of power to provide a more comprehensive understanding of what true power is along with how to create a life of true happiness that has the potential to spark a collective awakening!!!
Important aspects of the book highlight boundless love, being present at home & work, taking care of non-business, & meditations to cultivate power which are provided as practices that you can easily integrate into your day to day life.
I especially like the idea the author presents about 'the bottom line.'
"We know that the bottom line in business is profit. But 'to profit' means 'to benefit from.' There are many ways one can benefit from being a bodhisattva. If our work brings about well-being, there's nothing wrong with making money. It's possible to make money in a way that is not destructive, that promotes more social justice and more understanding and lessens the suffering that exists all around us. To do this, we need to be free from the pursuit of power, wealth, fame, and sex. These four go together. If you don't practice mindfulness, you'll be the victim of these four lures. Looking deeply, we see that it's possible to work in the corporate world in a way that brings a lot of happiness, both to other people and to us. When we're doing something for the benefit of all humankind and the environment, our work has meaning. Even if it's also making money, it has meaning. Even if it's also making money, it has meaning, because it can bring well-being to the world." Thich Nhat Hanh.
I highly recommend this book.
Even better read together with a spiritual novel NEXUS by Morrison & Singh about a heart-centered & transformative journey.
Nexus: A Neo Novel
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Nhat Hahn's commentary here is simply amazing. He speaks the truth. Listen to his words, take seriously his suggestions and you will transform yourself very first and ultimately the world in which we live that is lost in materialism, vanity and suffering tremendously. I'm completely serious when I say that this is the most important book to have come out this entire year. It's zen concepts applied in a practice manner to the modern world.
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The striking design of this book's brick-red cover with the huge white word, "POWER," dominating all the other type -- is deceptively attractive. I know from talking with a group of teen-agers about books on spirituality that have caught their eye that this imagery is alluring.
But, of course, the Buddhist writer Thich Nhat Hanh defies our normal assumptions about power: that it is something we strive to attain so that we can control and perhaps even dominate people around us. That's the typical model of power in our culture -- power as "winning" in a competitive world.
Anyone who has read his previous works -- or heard his talks in person or on video -- knows that his traditional Buddhist approach to life is to set aside striving and competitiveness. Instead, compassion becomes the glue that should hold together our community.
So, what he really is writing about here is the social force that flows from the kind of authority we build through our exercise of compassion and a positive approach toward life. Some critics have observed that, over the years, Thich Nhat Hanh's books have tended to repeat themselves. And, yes, frequent readers will find the same heart of Buddhist teaching here that we know from other works.
But there are fascinating, fresh anecdotes and emphases in his teaching in this volume. For example, there's an intriguing story here about his return to Vietnam -- after many years of exile -- and the way he approached this extremely challenging journey. There are a couple of practical supplements in the back of the book, including some plain talk about Buddhist principles in the realm of business.
Yes, there is a deliberate twist in the title -- but it's a play on words in the service of wise and compelling teachings.
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This was an absolutely amazing book. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone with a open heart.
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