Anger
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4.5 • 117 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
"[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." –His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion and comfort.
It was under the bodhi tree in India twenty-five centuries ago that Buddha achieved the insight that three states of mind were the source of all our unhappiness: wrong knowing, obsessive desire, and anger. All are difficult, but in one instant of anger—one of the most powerful emotions—lives can be ruined, and health and spiritual development can be destroyed.
With exquisite simplicity, Buddhist monk and Vietnam refugee Thich Nhat Hanh gives tools and advice for transforming relationships, focusing energy, and rejuvenating those parts of ourselves that have been laid waste by anger. His extraordinary wisdom can transform your life and the lives of the people you love, and in the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, can give each reader the power "to change everything."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In an age of road rage, Americans would do well to cool down with prolific Buddhist monk Hanh (Living Buddha, Living Christ). There is plenty in this small volume worth skipping, such as Hanh's tedious call for "Healing the Wounded Child Within." And some of his advice is banal (e.g., if a husband is angry at his wife, he should tell her). But some of Hanh's suggestions cut refreshingly against the grain. He dissents, for example, from the popular therapeutic wisdom to "express our anger": when we beat a pillow to get rid of our feelings, he insists we are merely "rehearsing" our anger, not "reducing" it. Hanh reminds us that anger begins and ends with ourselves we may feel that we are mad at our wife or son, but really we are the direct objects of our rage. Hanh doesn't limit his task to discussing anger between families and friends; he also deals with anger among countries and between citizens and governments. That expansive vision is not surprising (Hanh, after all, is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee) but it is refreshing, lifting this book out of the self-absorbed self-help pile. Like Hanh's other books, this is not weighed down with Buddhist terminology. The appendices, which contain meditations designed to help release anger, give it the specifically Buddhist spice that some readers will appreciate. The meat of the book, however, will be accessible to a broad, ecumenical audience.
Customer Reviews
Life is more than being angry.
Thich Nhat Hanh shows you more of the life you really want to live. If you think you or anyone you know needs this book, don’t hesitate to share the message. I strongly feel you will not regret it. You can even turn to a random page and experience betterment right away. Anger doesn’t have to consume you and drive away everyone you love. Start looking At thoughts and feelings instead of Through them.
Great Book, Cheaper on Kindle
Unfortunately, Apple can't seem to get it through their heads on book price. They allow the publisher to charge $12.99 on their bookstore. You can purchase the physical book for $10.99. You can also purchase an electronic copy on the Kindle for $9.99. Come on Apple, fix you pricing structure before you lose the ebook battle. No ebook that has been in publication this long should be sold for half the cost of the dead tree product, let alone more like this one is. I know this is the publisher's fault, but Apple should really control the pricing more on the bookstore.
Just be Mindful of the Breath
I absolutely enjoy reading any book by Thich Nhat Hanh. But this book in particular really hit the spot. It gave me major insights and helped me realize my own suffering. Now I must practice. Thank you dear friend.