Old Path White Clouds
Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
by Thích Nhất Hạnh · first published 1990
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His honest commitment to non-violent action is legendary. The very embodiment of Buddha teachings. His words have touched generations. He will be missed. A quote from my favorite Thich Nhat Hanh's book Old Path White Clouds: "The same clouds that Buddha had seen were in the sky. Each serene step brought to life the old path and white clouds of the Buddha. The path of Buddha was beneath his very feet."
on “Thich Nhat Hanh has died” ↗…on the scene in the form of Socrates (who can be learned about best through Plato's dialogues and Xenophon's underappreciated Socratic works) and Siddartha Guatama (I would recommend Thich Nhat Hanh's Old Path White Clouds as a reasonably unified source of his life and thought). I know bringing those guys up probably seems sentimental, but I have lived experience with poverty, and political "realism" is only beneficial…
on “Shrink the Economy, Save the World?” ↗…interesting things. If you're struggling reading this, I want to say that you're not alone. Even if it doesn't feel like it right now, the world truly wants you to be happy. The path is open to you: Old Path White Clouds [0] Opening the Heart of Compassion [1] Seeing That Frees [2] [0] https://z-library.sk/book/1313569/e77753/old-path-white-clou... [1] https://z-library.sk/book/26536611/711f2c/opening-the-heart-...…
on “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment” ↗…spinsters for cats, which kept the cat population so high. As a point of curiosity, there is a similar observation found in the Buddhist Pali Canon (I think), popularized by Thich Nhat Hanh in his 1987 book "Old Path, White Clouds". It is apparently a very old text, commonly referred to as the "universe in a teacup" in certain circles. To summarize, one can be said to discern the entire universe in a simple teacup (or bowl) in…
on “Why bumblebees love cats and other beautiful relationships” ↗