Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh, this book traces the Buddha's life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly ...

Techniques for developing meditative insight and compassion, written with pure sincerity by a Western Buddhist nun.

This unique book should be valuable for political leaders, civil society activists, journalists, scholars, and all who want to support democratic transitions.

With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering and its role in creating compassion, love, and joy – all qualities of enlightenment. “Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between ...

Showing that elections achieve their purpose only if they are fully trusted and perceived to be impartial and fair, this trusted handbook examines the concept of electoral justice.

With this book, I wish you much happiness so that you will never have to live with a broken or wounded heart.

This study of nineteenth-century Vietnam focuses on interactions between the Vietnamese king, Minh Mang, and the heterogeneous southern region of the country, which he sought to bring more firmly under state control through a series of ...

Mourning Headband for Hue tells the story of what happened during the fierce North Vietnamese offensive and is an unvarnished and riveting account of war as experienced by ordinary people caught up in the violence. “A visceral reminder of ...

What is the way of Zen in Vietnam? Is there only one answer, or many? Should the answer be a wordless gesture? Who has the authority to answer those questions? This book is written to give a glimpse of the way of Zen in Vietnam.