Peace Is Every Step Review

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Review Paper Review of “Peace is Every Step” Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is the author of the book called “Peace is Every Step.” Thich Nhat Hanh is a spiritual leader, a poet, an author and, he is well known as a peace maker. With his instructions based on Zen Buddhism, he has brought peace to everyone who came across his path. In his book “Peace is Every Step,” Thich Nhat Hanh states that peace can be found in every single step of a person’s life through “love, compassion, mindfulness and good intention(altruism),” Dali Lama; he wrote the book to teach his students and readers how to meditate, how to consciously breath and come to enlightenment. He focuses his points on the everyday life activities. He uses personal stories, anecdotes, and meditation techniques to explain and demonstrate how one can achieve a peaceful life by being aware in conscious of his or her actions and thoughts of both the body and the mind. First, Hanh shows how to meditate by using conscious breathing, so we humans can be mindful of our present existences. The breathing and smiling meditation can be practiced everywhere such as in the car, in the kitchen whether you are sitting or standing, washing dishes or eating as stated by Hanh. Then, Hanh explains through healing and transformation how a person can transform his or her negative feelings into good feelings, so he/she can improve his or her relationships, decrease their anger levels, and increase great feelings of peace and joy. Finally, Hanh concludes his book “Peace is Every Step” by talking much deeper about subjects he mentioned in the preceding parts of the book, in other words he puts in action his instructions on how to settle a peaceful and mindful life. The subjects Hanh talks about are “waging peace, interbeing, nourishing awareness and so on…” Hanh does not just represents his personal path to
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