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Summary: Great book
Review: A Nobel Peace Prize candidate, Thich Nhat Hanh explains in easy to understand language, what this paradoxical concept of emptiness means in Buddhism. This should be a good book to start off with if interested in Buddhism or emptiness.
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Summary: Beautiful!
Review: A reader with simply a casual curiousity about Buddhism stands to gain much from this work. It makes a wonderful "starter" for anyone seeking connectedness and contentment within themselves and the world around them.
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Summary: The best commentary on the Heart Sutra I have ever read
Review: He explains the sometimes frightening truths of emptiness in a manner which melts the fears away with understanding. As you read this book, you can feel how much the author wants the reader to understand the text and how much he wants to benefit the reader. It's so easy to just allow your mind to relax and rest on the Sutra as you read through it. Very enjoyable and highly recommended.
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: I still cannot believe that anyone was able to explain emptiness in such a beautiful fashion. I honestly cried with joy while I read this book. Please read it!
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Summary: This is an absolute gem
Review: In a very few words, Thich Nhat Hanh puts in very simple terms what many of us struggle to come to terms with - the esoteric Dharma-teachings on emptiness. Perhaps it's the Zen-born simplicity that makes this treatise so approachable and readable.This would be a good book for newcomers to Buddhism who hear about emptiness and hairs stand up on the back of their neck. A gentle and skilful introduction to profundity. A must read for anyone with an interest in emptiness as applied in our conventional world.
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Summary: Like Meditating
Review: Just reading the first couple paragraphs of this book was like, "aaaahhh..." Completely relaxing. The writer's message and style is simple yet poetic, and very important--how to not be afraid. This is the first Buddhist book I have ever picked up, being that I had only studied Buddhism from the classroom/historical aspect, and never viewed it in any way as something I would actually connect to or practice in my life. Now I can. This book is refreshing, short, easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Incredible wisdom made accessible.
Review: Thich Nhat Hanh sheds light on this superb Buddhist text. The paradoxical language of the scripture is important to convey the illusory qualities of emptiness and individual existence. Unfortunately this language makes it extremely difficult to understand. Hanh takes this esoteric teaching and explains it to a child. I recommend any of his sutra translations and commentaries.
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Summary: The best modern commentary on the Heart Sutra.
Review: Thich Nhat Hanh successfully combines clarity of expression with poetic vision in his commentary on the Heart Sutra. Arguably the book spends a disproportionate amount of time on the first half of the sutra and rushes through the second half. Nevertheless, like the Heart Sutra itself, this book can change your life.
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Summary: Clearly written, very accessible.
Review: This was the first book I read by Thich Nhat Hanh. I had heard a lot about him prior to this. When I read the book, I could easily see why there is so much excitement about him and his works. He writes in a very clear, very accessible style. This book is a commentary on the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra is said to contain the essence of Buddhist teachings. I would recommend any book written by Thich Nhat Hanh!
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