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Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions » (Reprint)

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Authors: Thich Nhat Hanh, Pritam Singh
ISBN-13: 9781594481345, ISBN-10: 1594481342
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: September 2005
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh, a rare combination of mystic, scholar, and activist, is a Vietnamese monk and one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers alive today. Poet, Zen master, and chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation during the Vietnam War, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The author of more than 100 books of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, including the bestselling Living Buddha, Living Christ, he has lived in exile from his native Vietnam for 38 years.

Book Synopsis

Taming the Tiger Within is a handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmatic techniques for diffusing anger, converting fear, and cultivating love in every arena of life-a wise and exquisite guide for bringing harmony and healing to one's life and relationships.

Acclaimed scholar, peace activist, and Buddhist master revered by people of all faiths, Thich Nhat Hanh has inspired millions worldwide with his insight into the human heart and mind. Now he focuses his profound spiritual wisdom on the basic human emotions everyone struggles with on a daily basis.

Table of Contents

Pt. IFrom anger to compassion
1Recognition3
2Care of anger47
3Mindfulness of others101
Pt. IINo birth, no death : from fear to love
4Fear and time175
5Finding refuge, knowing freedom207
6The love that springs from insight253

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