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The Sun My Heart is one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most beloved books. Using the objects and events of everyday life in his hermitage in Plum Village—the gradual settling of the pulp in a glass of apple juice or the wind blowing into the room and scattering papers about—Thich Nhat Hanh draws from Buddhist psychology, epistemology, and the world of contemporary literature and science to guide the reader along the path of clarity and understanding.
This book can be read straight through, but is also designed to be opened randomly and experienced chapter by chapter, paragraph by paragraph. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests in the introduction that The Sun My Heart “prefers to be a friend rather than a book. You can take it with you on the bus or subway as you do your coat or your scarf. It can give you small moments of joy at any time.”
In The Press
“The monk who taught the world mindfulness.”
—TIME
“Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal
inner peace and peace on earth.”
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
“Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and
devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas
for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world
brotherhood, to humanity.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The Sun My Heart first came into my hands over
three decades ago, and it is still my most cherished book by Thich
Nhat Hanh. Ever again it brings the freshness of morning, a luminous,
clear-eyed sanity at the core of the Dharma. Here is born the courage
to embrace our suffering world, which has grounded and guided me
through the years.”
—Joanna Macy, author of A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of our Time
“Thich Nhat Hanh’s work, on and off the page, has proven
to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows. Here is a
monumental, life-giving mind, preserved as textual force. And that's
what I feel reading and practicing his teachings: that I am being
acted on by a compassion equal to and pervasive as gravity
itself. His books help me be more human,
more me than I was before.”
—Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
“Thich Nhat Hanh is a great teacher. I have
studied him, his work, his passage through life, with gratitude and
joy. Through his writings, his public offerings, his insights, I’ve
gained vision and clarity; I’ve often felt it would be impossible to
find a more lucid, determined, and courageous soul.”
—Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
“Thich Nhat Hanh is among the most revered leaders
in the world. His teachings and mindfulness practices have deeply
influenced my journey through life. He is a torch of wisdom lighting
the path ahead, generating the compassion, love, and understanding we
need to create peace for ourselves and the world.”
—Marc Benioff, chair and CEO, Salesforce
“Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace;
Thich Nhat Hanh is peace.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
“Thich Nhat Hanh's words are like water. Simple,
pure, transparent, and absolutely indispensable for life.”
—Alejandro Iñárritu, director of Birdman and
The Revenant
“How is it that a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who teaches
mindfulness could inspire Martin Luther King and become one of the
great nonviolent activists of the twenty-first century? Like no
other teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the revolutionary
possibilities of building social movements based on compassion, for
both ourselves and others.”
—Professor john a powell, director of the Othering & Belonging
Institute at UC Berkeley
“I first met Thich Nhat Hanh in 1968 in Paris. That was
the time of rising counter culture, protest against the Vietnam war
and student uprising. At that time his presence in Paris was like a
soothing rain in dry heat. Ever since, for more than fifty years, he
has been the conscience of humanity. He has been a compassionate
catalyst of spiritual awakening, social harmony and ecological
awareness. He has nurtured the human spirit with dedication,
determination and delight. He is humble and gentle yet powerfully
persuasive and strong willed. It has been a joy of my life to know him
and follow his teachings.”
—Satish Kumar, editor emeritus
Resurgence & Ecologist magazine and founder of Schumacher
College
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