Going home : Jesus and Buddha as brothers

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Paperback, 2000

Publication

New York : Riverhead Books, 2000.

Call number

GT-B-Z / Nhat

Barcode

BK-06629

ISBN

1573228303 / 9781573228305

CSS Library Notes

Jesus , Buddha

Physical description

xvii, 202 p.; 20 cm

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. Exiled from Vietnam over thirty years ago, Thich Nhat Hanh has become known as a healer of the heart, a monk who shows us how the everyday world can both enrich and endanger our spiritual lives. In this book, Jesus and Buddha share a conversation about prayer and ritual and renewal, and about where such concepts as resurrection and the practice of mindfulness converge. In this unique way, Thich Nhat Hanh shows the brotherhood between Jesus and Buddha-- and in the process shows how we can take their wisdom into the world with us, to "practice in such a way that Buddha is born every moment of our daily life, that Jesus Christ is born every moment of our daily life."… (more)

Language

Original language

English

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LibraryThing member Arctic-Stranger
I once heard someone say that Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good buddhist. They have more in common than most people think. Thich Nhat Hanh does a very good job of comparing and contrasting the two, so you can see their brotherhood.
LibraryThing member beau.p.laurence
essentially a written version of Hanh's workshop, it poses queries and offers clarity on the nature of god as seen by Christians and by Buddhists (similarities & differences). a very inviting and calming text.
LibraryThing member chersbookitlist
Follow up to his earlier book, Living Buddha, Living Christ. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh talks more about the theological differences between Chrisitianity and Buddhism, then unifies their underlying concepts (some would say by glossing over the differences but I find a universal compatibility as he
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does). Even though he is a Buddhist, Hanh considers Jesus one of his spiritual ancestors and teachers.
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LibraryThing member LauraBethBooks
an important book for me
LibraryThing member LauraBethBooks
an important book for me
LibraryThing member m.belljackson
Beautifully paced Christmas Eves spent at Plum Village in the Dordogne, France...gentle comparisons and contrasts of Buddhist and Christian precepts, with little judgement, lots of common ground and acceptance.

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½ (50 ratings; 3.8)
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