For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life

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The five mindfulness trainings are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In For a Future to Be Possible, Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh discusses these Five Mindfulness Trainings and offers insights and challenges for how they might play an important role in our personal lives and in society. Nhat Hanh calls the Five Trainings a "diet for a mindful society," and he hopes that this book will launch a discussion, transcending sectarian boundaries, on how we can agree upon and ...
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The five mindfulness trainings are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In For a Future to Be Possible, Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh discusses these Five Mindfulness Trainings and offers insights and challenges for how they might play an important role in our personal lives and in society. Nhat Hanh calls the Five Trainings a "diet for a mindful society," and he hopes that this book will launch a discussion, transcending sectarian boundaries, on how we can agree upon and practice moral guidelines that will allow us to sustain a compassionate and sane life together.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781888375664
  • Publisher: Parallax Press
  • Publication date: 3/9/2007
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Pages: 160
  • Sales rank: 334,972
  • Product dimensions: 4.50 (w) x 6.40 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Table of Contents


Foreword: The Road Is Your Footsteps   Joan Halifax     vii
Introduction
The Five Mindfulness Trainings     5
First Mindfulness Training: Reverence for Life     8
Second Mindfulness Training: Generosity     15
Third Mindfulness Training: Sexual Responsibility     25
Fourth Mindfulness Training: Deep Listening and Loving Speech     40
Fifth Mindfulness Training: Diet for a Mindful Society     57
The Three Jewels     70
Afterword: Happiness Comes from the Heart   Jack Kornfield     105
Frequently Asked Questions   Sr. Chan Khong
The Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremonies     116
Transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings     116
Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings     134
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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 30, 2012

    Easy to read and accessible to a beginner

    If you are looking for an introduction to Buddhist philosophy, this a great text.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 3, 2010

    My daily refresher course for mindful living.

    This little book is my constand companion. Reading it refreshes my commitment to practice mindful living. Too often I forget...
    It reminds of "The Five Precepts" in an easily understandable language.
    Thich Nhat Hanh calls them in this booklet "The Five Mindful Trainings."

    It's my daily refresher course for mindful living.

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