Awakening of the Heart: Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries

Awakening of the Heart: Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries Paperback – December 21, 2011 by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author).

A comprehensive, single-volume collection of the Buddha’s key sutras, translated with contemporary commentary by an internationally known Zen master
 
An essential companion to Thich Nhat Hanh’s bestselling collection of meditation and mindfulness practices, Happiness, this book captures the heart of Buddhist wisdom and Thich Nhat Hanh’s unique talent to make the Buddha’s teachings accessible and applicable to our daily lives and times. This is a wonderful gift for anyone looking to deepen their practice and understanding of the teachings, as well as a unique resource to understand the fundamentals of Buddhism from its source.

With a new introduction and updated commentary, Awakening of the Heart contains the following sutras:

• Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
• Diamond Sutra
• Sutra on Full Awareness of Breathing
• Sutra on The Four Establishments of Mindfulness
• Sutra on The Better Way to Catch A Snake
• Sutra on The Better Way to Live Alone
• Sutra on The Eight Realizations of The Great Beings
• Discourse on Happiness
• Teachings on the Middle Way

Product details

• Format Paperback | 544 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 38mm | 816g
• Publication date 03 Apr 2012
• Publisher Parallax Press
• Publication City/Country Berkeley, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Original
• ISBN10 1937006115
• ISBN13 9781937006112