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Vietnam, Lotus in a Sea of Fire: A Buddhist Proposal for Peace

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Vietnamese perspective on war and peace.

If you're seeking a deeper understanding of the Vietnam War beyond the typical Western narratives, "Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire" offers just that. Thich Nhat Hanh provides a poignant and powerful Vietnamese point of view, intertwined with his Buddhist approach to peace. His insights on the impacts of war and a call for compassion could change the way you see conflict and your role in the world peace process. It's a profound read that connects historical context with timeless wisdom.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Vietnam, Lotus in a Sea of Fire: A Buddhist Proposal for Peace

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ISBN: 9781952692031
Publisher: Parallax Press
Date of Publication: 2022-08-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, History, Religion, Politics
Related Topics: Spirituality, Buddhism, History, Politics, War
Goodreads rating: 4.4
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This stunning commentary on the cultural and political background to the war in Vietnam resonates deeply as the first work of Vietnamese writer, peace activist, and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. This rare book from 1967 is one of the very few written in English giving a Vietnamese perspective on the Indochina Wars. Many years ahead of its time, Lotus in a Sea of Fire will be welcomed by historians and readers of contemporary Vietnamese narratives. As war raged in Vietnam, the Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh became a leading figure in the Buddhist peace movement. With the help of friends like Catholic monk Thomas Merton, he published Lotus in a Sea of Fire in 1967 in the US (and underground in Vietnam as Hoa Sen Trong Biển Lửa), his uncompromising and radical call for peace. It gave voice to the majority of Vietnamese people who did not take sides and who wanted the bombing to stop. Thomas Merton wrote the foreword, believing it had the power to show Americans that the more America continued to bomb Vietnam, the more communists it would create. This was Thich Nhat Hanh's first book in English and made waves in the growing anti-war movement in the United States at the time. Thich Nhat Hanh's portrayal of the plight of the Vietnamese people during the Indochina Wars is required reading now as the
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Vietnamese perspective on war and peace.

If you're seeking a deeper understanding of the Vietnam War beyond the typical Western narratives, "Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire" offers just that. Thich Nhat Hanh provides a poignant and powerful Vietnamese point of view, intertwined with his Buddhist approach to peace. His insights on the impacts of war and a call for compassion could change the way you see conflict and your role in the world peace process. It's a profound read that connects historical context with timeless wisdom.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.