Since Coach Callos introduced me to the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh a couple of years ago, he has quickly become one of my favorite authors. He has written many excellent books on a wide range of topics, and one of my favorites is "Answers From The Heart".
The focus on the book is to give "practical responses to life's burning questions". The questions range from controlling anger, to tempering our fears, to questions about illness and death, learning how to be happy, to learning how to live in the present, even offers advice on how to effectively meditate.
I look at many of the questions asked in this book and consider most of them to be rather complex -- yet, Thich Nhat Hanh does such a wonderful job of breaking these complex questions down and providing simple, yet thought provoking, answers! He writes in such a way that is truthful and comforting. I leave this book by my bed, as I like to come back to certain passages that very compelling and need reaffirming.
If you haven't had the chance to read any of Thich Nhat Hanh's books, I highly recommend you start off with this one.
Thanks again Tom, for introducing him to me.
"The mind can go in a thousand directions. But on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, a gentle wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms."
Thich Nhat Hanh
This blog post is a part of The Ultimate Black Belt Test (ultimateblackbelttest.com), an undertaking of The 100 (the100.us), and a part of Samurai Karate Studio (samuraikaratestudio.net).
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