Exploring Buddhist Psychology: 50 Verses to Uncover the Mind

J. McCray: Beautifully written. Every sentence is packed with meaning, so take your time ... read, savor,meditate, re-read ... repeat. Most of all enjoy Thay's wisdom and teachings.

United States on May 06, 2022

Turkey Tail: A loving discourse on Mindfulness. Explained from deep insights into the nature of being human. A book to read and reread. It will offer you new insights every time you read it.

United States on Apr 21, 2022

Dhaval Kenia: Highly recommend this book. A small bit of advice would be to dwell in the teachings one day at a time. Taking it all in would not serve the purpose unless you can manifest the teachings skillfully - a quality only a few people possess.

India on Nov 07, 2021

m3x: I can only read and process one of the fifty sections in a day, but find myself thinking about what I've read throughout the day. Very enjoyable reading. Thoughtful, relatable, and compassionate view of the world.

United States on May 05, 2021

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United Kingdom on Dec 13, 2020

Kukkad Singh: A good introduction to Buddhist psychology, written in a simple way, as most books by Thich Nhat Hanh are, but a gem to get introduced to how our mind works, and how to transform our suffering! Both for intellectual readers and practitioners, but also for those looking to change the way we live our life.

India on Oct 01, 2018

farmstro: An amazing book. Not always easy to read. It takes a bit of effort at times but we'll worth it.
As well as giving an understanding of the mind and how to work with the mind it covers important areas like impermanence and no self as well as helping to give a deeper understanding of more complex ones such as interbeing and non duality.
It would be best to read lighter Thich Nhat Hanh/buddhist books before this but when you feel ready to get a deeper understanding this book will provide it. It is very rewarding.

United Kingdom on Jan 06, 2016

Peter White: The most lucid and straightforward work of Buddhist psychology and technique I have encountered. This work takes ancient exotic methods and ideas and weaves them into a manual for modern practitioners. Truly enjoyable to feel that any person with resolve and understanding could turn these 50 verses into liberation. What a truly wonderful gift to the works of the ages. Thich Nhat Hanh is a great being in his understanding of mindfulness and its fulcrum position.

Canada on Apr 08, 2014

S. Svenson: While I agree with the other reviewers that the subject matter of this book is complex, my experience has been that upon completion, all the pieces fall into place with incredible grace. In a nutshell, we need to practice nourishing the seeds (content) of our consciousness--and unconsciousness--with mindfulness. Mindfullness is the sunshine that nourishes 'wholesome' seeds and enables the transformation of 'unwholesome' seeds, such as anger, envy and desire into peace, love and compassion. What then is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a continuous practice that includes meditation and an effort to live healthily and happily in the present moment, as opposed to regretfully in the past or fearfully in the non-existent future. Suffering occurs because our mind distorts our perceptions and we mistake perception for reality, arriving at erroneous conclusions about the people, places and events that surround us. Once we realize this and begin to achieve greater levels of mindfulness through practice and meditation, we can begin to transform suffering into joy. So, yes, while some of the ideas in this book are complex (such as the concept of interbeing) its essences is elegant in its...

United States on Nov 08, 2006

D. Buxman: As noted by another reviewer, this is not an easy book to read and it's not something to be tackled in large segments. Each of the fifty chapters should be closely examined and considered before moving on to the next. Sometimes, in the context of books on Eastern Philosopy, this is a result of translation or editing problems, however, with this book, it is simply a matter of an incredibly complex subject.

If you are curious about your mind and its ability to transform your world, you will really enjoy this book. If you want to understand meditative techniques, this book is an excellent resource as well. If you are contemplating the purchase of your first book on Buddhism, I would suggest another path, perhaps "Turning the Mind into an Ally," by Sakyong Mipham, which is by no means simple, but well-adapted to communicating with the Western Mind. I would also suggest Thich Nhat Hahn's book "The Miracle of Mindfulness," as a good starting point.

United States on Jun 11, 2006