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"Our biggest fear," says poet and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "is that we will become nothing when we die. If we think that we cease to exist when we die, we have not looked very deeply at ourselves." It is possible to live every day without being afraid of what happens when we die. Through a close examination of who we are, how we exist, and how we live, we can conquer our fear to live a freer and happier life. Through stories and lucid teachings, Thich Naht Hanh brings peace of mind to a difficult subject, and shows is how to live a happier life, free of fear.… (mais)
I started reading this after Mom died trying to find a way to help cope with the grief. I read it slowly at first because it does talk a lot about death. But it goes beyond that and talks about impermanence, no self, and nirvana, basic Buddhist concepts. My favorite analogies were about the wave and the water, the candle, and the clouds. ( )
I love and admire Thay, and the essential teaching in this book is a powerful one. In fact, it's a life changer if one can apply the philosophy into regular practice. However, it's a point that is made repeatedly, chapter after chapter, often using the same two or three recurrent metaphors. At 208 pages, I felt the message could've been conveyed in a book half the length...or perhaps the book could have been designed to be read in short, devotional-length chapters. Just the musings of someone who read the book quickly over 2-3 days and felt I was treading over the same content.
Of course, there's the old story about the preacher who gave the same sermon four Sundays in a row, and when questioned by a concerned parishioner, he replied, "Glad you noticed. Once everyone starts putting the sermon into practice, I'll stop giving it." Perhaps that's what Thay is gently offering up here. After all, it's a lesson that can change how we approach the biggest challenge we will ever face: accepting the inevitability of our - and our loved ones' - impermanence. ( )
Undoubtedly Thay’s book has a universe of wisdom for those approaching or experiencing an end, but, to someone picking up the book not living in so poignant a context, it’s halting style of writing and it’s broad-minded comforts can be tough going. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
In my hermitage in France is a bush of japonica, Japanese quince. The bush usually blooms in the spring, but one winter it had been quite warm and the flower buds had come early. During the night a cold snap arrived ...
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Breathing in, I am aware of my in-breath. / Breathing out, I am aware of my out-breath. // Breathing in, I am aware that I grow old. / Breathing out, I know I cannot escape old age. // Breathing in, I am aware of my nature to have ill health. / Breathing out, I know I cannot escape ill health. // Breathing in, I know I shall die. / Breathing out, I know I cannot escape death. // Breathing in, I know that one day I shall have to abandon all I love and cherish. / Breathing out, I know I cannot escape abandoning all I cherish. // Breathing in, I know that my actions of body, speech and mind are my only true belongings. / Breathing out, I know I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. // Breathing in, I determine to live my days deeply in mindfulness. / Breathing out, I see the joy and benefit of living in the present moment. // Breathing in, I vow to offer joy each day to my beloved. / Breathing out, I vow to ease the pain of my beloved.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
If we know how to practice with the reality of no birth and death, we realize that coming and going are just ideas, and if our presence is solid and peaceful, we can help the dying person. We can help the person not be scared and not to suffer much. We can help the person die peacefully. We can help ourselves too understand there is no dying, To see that there is no death and no fear. There is only continuation.
"Our biggest fear," says poet and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "is that we will become nothing when we die. If we think that we cease to exist when we die, we have not looked very deeply at ourselves." It is possible to live every day without being afraid of what happens when we die. Through a close examination of who we are, how we exist, and how we live, we can conquer our fear to live a freer and happier life. Through stories and lucid teachings, Thich Naht Hanh brings peace of mind to a difficult subject, and shows is how to live a happier life, free of fear.
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