“Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh has authored three national bestsellers that deal with negative emotions: Anger, Going Home, and No Death, No Fear. Here he distills some of the best quotations from those three books, offering advice on how to conquer rage, jealousy, fear, and the desire for revenge. Often the thoughts are just a sentence long and rarely more than three; the book is designed to be savored over time through deep reflection…Though spare, even Spartan, this book holds seeds of profound wisdom.” Publishers Weekly
Description
Grounded in the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion, this handbook of meditations and reflections offers techniques for diffusing anger, conquering fear, and cultivating love.
Distilled from the pages of his bestselling works, Taming the Tiger Within is a handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmatic techniques for diffusing anger, converting fear, and cultivating love in every arena of life—a wise and exquisite guide for bringing harmony and healing to one’s life and relationships.
Acclaimed scholar, peace activist, and Buddhist master revered by people of all faiths, Thich Nhat Hanh has inspired millions worldwide with his insight into the human heart and mind. Now he focuses his profound spiritual wisdom on the basic human emotions everyone struggles with on a daily basis.
Selections are from No Death, No Fear; Anger; and Going Home.
Praise
“Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh has authored three national bestsellers that deal with negative emotions: Anger, Going Home, and No Death, No Fear. Here he distills some of the best quotations from those three books, offering advice on how to conquer rage, jealousy, fear, and the desire for revenge. Often the thoughts are just a sentence long and rarely more than three; the book is designed to be savored over time through deep reflection…Though spare, even Spartan, this book holds seeds of profound wisdom.” Publishers Weekly
“Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout.” Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., praise for the author
"[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama, praise for the author
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | May 14, 2018 |
| Release Date | May 15, 2018 |
| Release Date Machine | 1526342400 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Spirituality, Psychology & Mental Health, Buddhism, Nonfiction - Adult, Nonfiction - All |
Author Bio
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He wrote more than 100 books of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, with over a million copies in print. He survived three wars, persecution, and more than thirty years of exile. He was a Buddhist monk and the master of a temple in Vietnam, the lineage of which is traceable across two centuries to the Buddha himself.
Narrator Bio
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward–winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019’s Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.
Overview
Grounded in the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion, this handbook of meditations and reflections offers techniques for diffusing anger, conquering fear, and cultivating love.
Distilled from the pages of his bestselling works, Taming the Tiger Within is a handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmatic techniques for diffusing anger, converting fear, and cultivating love in every arena of life—a wise and exquisite guide for bringing harmony and healing to one’s life and relationships.
Acclaimed scholar, peace activist, and Buddhist master revered by people of all faiths, Thich Nhat Hanh has inspired millions worldwide with his insight into the human heart and mind. Now he focuses his profound spiritual wisdom on the basic human emotions everyone struggles with on a daily basis.
Selections are from No Death, No Fear; Anger; and Going Home.
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