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	• Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go: Reflections on the Teachings of Zen Master Lin Chi Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2007 - 140 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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If one reads Thich Nhat Hanh's works extensively in Vietnamese, they'll know that he is a sharp scholar with a wide range of interests. In the West, most of his books are, however, from teaching lectures. And maybe he likes it that way too: down-to-earth, practical, humorous but still relevant and essential, in the lights of Dharma. This book, even though also a series of lectures, is one of a few could fall out of that style a bit. If you enjoy this kind of books, you might like Understanding Our Mind, links">Zen Keys, Finding Our True Home, The Heart of Understanding, Opening the Heart of the Cosmos, The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion, etc.

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Big love for Linji

Thich Nhat Hanh always delivers, and this book is no exception! Great choice of material for a commentary, not too dry at all :) Linji is very funny and right to the point. I have read many of Thay's books and this one really shook me up, a must read!

The links">Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism contends that each one of us is already a Buddha ? the enlightenment we seek is always within us, waiting to be realized through mindfulness and concerted spiritual work. This truth pushes us toward practice, in the hopes that we may awaken our potential and live up to what is inside us. This is a notion taught widely by ninth century Zen Master Lin Chi, and in his tradition Thich Nhat Hanh employs the teachings and writings of Mahayana Buddhism to discuss specific topics in Buddhist study and practice. With these teachings, readers have the tools to awaken the Buddha within.

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