Summary of Thick Nhat Hanh's The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

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Get the Summary of Thick Nhat Hanh's The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, now revised with added material and new insights, Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core teachings of Buddhism and shows us that the Buddha’s teachings are accessible and applicable to our daily lives.

Covering such significant teachings as the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Doors of Liberation, the Three Dharma Seals, and the Seven Factors of Awakening, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching is a radiant beacon on Buddhist thought for the initiated and uninitiated alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638156857

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Summary of Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching

Contents

Overview

Buddha Is Human

The Four Noble Truths

The Streams of Buddha’s Teachings

False Theories

The Art of Stopping

The Twelve Turnings of the Wheel

Right View and Right Thinking

Right Mindfulness

Right Speech and Right Action

Right Diligence, Right Concentration, and Right Livelihood

Relative and Absolute Truths

The Three Dharma Seals

The Three Doors of Liberation

Buddha’s Bodies

The Three Jewels

Buddha’s Many Forms of Teaching

The Six Paramitas

Enlightenment: Be in the Present Moment

Author’s Style

Author’s Perspective

Overview

In The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching (1998), Thich Nhat Hanh dives deeply into the teachings of Buddhism, bringing forth its accessibility and application in our daily lives. He covers the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Doors of Liberation, and much more, providing the fundamentals of Buddhist thought.

With eloquence and spirituality, Nhat Hanh talks profoundly about the nature of suffering and our need to embrace it in order to achieve enlightenment. He advocates practices that allow us to