Awakening of the Heart

Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries

Awakening of the Heart is a collection of the Buddha’s key sutras with contemporary commentaries and translations by Thich Nhat Hanh. It is an essential complement to Happiness, the bestselling collection of Plum Village meditation and mindful practices released in 2009.

Awakening of the Heart captures the heart of Buddhist wisdom with Thich Nhat Hanh’s unique talent to make the Buddha’s teachings accessible and applicable in our daily lives and times. This is a wonderful book for anyone looking to deepen their practice and understanding of the teachings, as well as a unique resource for understanding the fundamentals of Buddhism at its source.

With a new introduction and updated commentary, Awakening of the Heart contains the following sutras:

Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Sutra On Full Awareness Of Breathing, Sutra On The Four Establishments Of Mindfulness, Sutra On The Better Way To Catch A Snake, Sutra On The Better Way To Live Alone , Sutra On The Eight Realisations Of The Great Beings, Discourse On Happiness, Teachings On the Middle Way.

Publication Date:
December 21, 2011
Publisher:
Parallax Press
ISBN:
9781937006112