Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
Best known for his Buddhist teachings, Thich Nhat Hanh has lived in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966. These remarkable early journals reveal not only an exquisite portrait of the Zen master as a young man, but the emergence of a great poet and literary voice of Vietnam. From his years as...
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Best known for his Buddhist teachings, Thich Nhat Hanh has lived in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966. These remarkable early journals reveal not only an exquisite portrait of the Zen master as a young man, but the emergence of a great poet and literary voice of Vietnam. From his years as a student and teaching assistant at Princeton and Columbia, to his efforts to negotiate peace and a better life for the Vietnamese, Fragrant Palm Leaves offers an elegant and profound glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world's most beloved spiritual teachers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781573227964 (157322796X)
Publish date: December 1st 1999
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
+ Personal/philosophical memoir from an historically significant period- Somewhat confusing time sequence; no particular reason for start or end pointsThis early volume (published in Vietnamese in 1966 but not in the U.S. until 1998) c
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