True Love

A Practice for Awakening the Heart

Hardcover, 96 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2004 by Shambhala.

ISBN:
978-1-59030-188-3
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OCLC Number:
54897842

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Thich Nhat Hanh offers a Buddhist view of love along with techniques for manifesting it in our daily lives. In his characteristically direct, simple, and compassionate style, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom. In order to love in a real way, Thich Nhat Hanh explains, we need to learn how to be fully present in our lives. In True Love he offers readers the technique of conscious breathing as a method for synchronizing the mind and body to establish the conditions of love. He goes on to offer a mantra practice for generating love that consists of expressing four key statements or intentions in our relationships. These include: "Dear one, I am really there for you"; "Dear one, I know that you are there, and I am really happy about it"; "Dear one, I know that you …

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Subjects

  • Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques
  • Religion
  • Compassion
  • Religion - World Religions
  • Buddhism - Tibetan
  • Religion / Buddhism
  • Buddhism - General
  • Buddhism
  • Doctrines
  • Love
  • Religious aspects