The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars | 3,046 ratings

Price: 17.32

Last update: 01-28-2025


About this item

In troubled times there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh - one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today - reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life's deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire.

Thich Nhat Hanh presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships, and our interconnectedness with the world around us. Based on the last full talks before his sudden hospitalization, and drawing on intimate examples from his own life, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how these seven meditations can free us to live happy, peaceful, and active lives and face ageing and dying with curiosity and joy and without fear.

Containing the essence of the Buddha's teachings and Thich Nhat Hanh's poignant, timeless, and clarifying prose, The Art of Living provides a spiritual dimension to our lives. This is not an effort to escape life or to dwell in a place of bliss outside of this world. Instead this path will allow us to discover where we come from and where we are going. And, most of all, it will generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply in each moment of our lives, right where we are.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Kenny De Bique
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writer
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2024
    This book teaches you about looking at life beyond our conventional understanding about: birth, death, aging, emotions etc. I'm a spiritual person and live my life mindfully and with contentment. But I gained a deeper understanding about Buddhism and similar practices. It a good read for everyone.
  • Shannon Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Book About Living Peacefully
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
    Awesome book full of insight on how to live gracefully with peace and freedom... I felt at ease about living my life that's full of stress and uncertainty after getting a better understanding about the art of living!
  • Setul Patel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely guideline for mindfulness
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
    Delightful introduction to how to practice mindfulness and apply it to everyday life. Highly recommend! It's a easy to follow guideline to living a better life.
  • Charles S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
    This is well written and is packed with lots of very good information about views on life and advise on how to manage all the stress. As well as to how to start at becoming a better person
  • Krystalie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Soothed my Difficulty with Grief
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2020
    Thich Nhat Hanh's words about impermanence, and its application to death, and how we cope with death, were extremely helpful perspectives for me. I have been dealing with overwhelming emotions in the face of my loss of a loved one, and struggle with finding "purpose," or "comfort" in his death, as I am not religious. I would consider myself agnostic, leaning towards atheist, but lately am trying to open my mind to religion's teachings, even if I cannot get behind organized religion. This is why a non-theistic religion like Buddhism intrigues me, and as a beginner in the teachings, I find TNH's words simple, yet revolutionary. He writes in a way that makes you wonder how you could have overlooked such a simple way of looking at the world, and have over complicated it so often.

    The stories are pleasant and made me smile while reading them, the tangible tactics such as walking meditation are useful, and the words offered on enjoying life, are exactly what I needed to hear. Definitely worth picking up the hardcover, because I want to keep this book for a long time.
  • Shopaholic
    5.0 out of 5 stars very well written
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024
    I really enjoyed this book, my first from this author. I felt like he was speaking directly to me and answering many questions I have. I found the concepts easy to understand as he presented them. Looking forward to reading more.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
    This is the most beautiful book I have ever read. Read it once, and then read it again and again and again.
  • Juan D Vivas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una lectura sumamente espiritual
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
    Este maravilloso autor te lleva a ver la vida espiritualmente. Te hace entender que todos tendremos momentos dificiles en nuestras vidas que gracias anuestra conexión espiritual, podemos resolver y aprender. Por medio de este aprendizaje, podemos alcanzar nuestra felicidad y seguir venciendo obstáculos que siempre aparecerán en nuestras vidas.

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