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How To Fight

How To Fight

A Mindful Buddhist Guide

Summary

Penguin presents the audio edition of How to Fight by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by John Sackville.

Thich Nhat Hanh is the subject of the major documentary Walk With Me narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch

'Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man...a scholar of immense intellectual capacity' Martin Luther King

Learn how to bring love and compassion into an angry situation.

Many of us don't know how to handle strong emotions and our distorted perceptions can make us feel angry or filled with despair. Here, 'the father of mindfulness' teaches us to look deeply at the root of our anger. To see clearly, we must calm down. He shows us how, when insight is born, we will be free.

How To Fight is a pocket-sized guide to life by one of the best known Zen masters in the world, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.



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  • Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man...a scholar of immense intellectual capacity
    Martin Luther King

About the author

Thich Nhat Hanh

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He was the author of many acclaimed books including The Miracle of Mindfulness, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. In 2018, he returned to Vietnam to live at the Tu Hieu Temple, where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old. He died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 95.
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